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Assistance in Publishing this magazine is provided by Eliad P.
Wannum , poet, computer user and all round good guy. The
magazine is made possible by the regular contributors such as
Peter Hale, Bill Cable, Al Feng, Bob Hartung to name a few, and
by the many contributions of other writers and programmers.
Your contributions to this magazine are welcome. This is truly
a magazine BY THE USER AND FOR THE USER OF SINCLAIR, TIMEX AND
CAMBRIDGE COMPUTERS. When we cover other operating systems such
as CPM or MSD0S it will be in relationship to our computers or
emulators for our systems to run their software. We primarily
cover disk based systems and software for the TS2068 , Spectrum,
QL, Z88. . . and wiiJ ('over items on the TS1000 if disk drive based
or in relationship to using it with the above mentioned
computers. We do accept reviews of peripherals that are useable
by our systems, such as scanners, printers, modems, etc.
Submissions should be on disk or hard copy (two copies and at
least NL0 , no draft mode). If there is artwork, please let us
know in what order it should be used, and provide it as a saved
screen or hard copy screen dump. The format is very relaxed.
Just pay attention to the width of the pages and allow 3/4 inch
top and bottom, and make the left and right margins wide enough
to accomodate a 3 hole punch that does not cut out some of the
text. We have enlarge and reduction capacity to adjust a page,
but may lose some print legibility in the process. Most
important is legibility. Draft quality dot matrix does not
reproduce well. Print size preference is ELITE 12 characters
per inch. PICA 10 characters per inch is okay also, but please
no condensed print. Please do not make programs submitted on
cassette tape under any circumstance, disk or hardcopy only.
Exceptions to this would be the wafers used on the Rotronics
Wa fad rive for the Spectrum or TS2068 with emulator. Z88
programs on disk may be in either IBM or QL format or hardcopy.
TS2068 programs may be LLISTED in 32 chr. lines.
UPDATE COMPUTER SYSTEMS PAGE DIRECTORY, JANUARY 1992
The computer that an article concerns is marked by using the
following mark at the start of the page number-TS2068 = * , QL = #
,Z88 = % ,TS1000=^. There will be no mark if the article or ad
applies to all or several different computer systems.
Inside Front Cover contains magazine basic information
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- - Directory
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No .
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— The Editor Speaks by Frank Davis
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— Ed i tor ia 1 - The Year of Discovery by Bill Ferrebee
Fage
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--RMG Ad '
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— Household Accpunts on the TS2068 by Basil
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--The Print Factory Graphics-an Ad by John
McM ichael
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- -Byte Power Ad 1
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No .
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--More About Daisy Smart Text, Part of the
Hybiscus Ensemble by Bill Jones •
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No .
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--12 Volt Modification by William McKelvey
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No .
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--FD-ZX Floppy Disk Interface by Don Lambert
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No .
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- - 7 Aft ASCTT Tran<ilat inn Prnpramc h\/ Daup Rpnnpt t
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No .
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- - A Ff»w 788 PI.T Ann 1 i rat i nn<? hu n^wp Rpnnpt t"
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No .
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--Z88 Spreadsheet Use from Z88 Fax News
No .
22 - •
--Requests from UPDATE Subscribers
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No .
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--Composite Monochrome Signal to a TTL for TS1000
and QL by Jim Harrell
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No.
24- •
--Computer Meandering by Eliad P. Wannum
*Page
No .
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--New Commands Effective with JLO Safe V2.6 by
John Oliger (more updates to come)
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•-Ed Grey Enterprises Ad
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No.
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■-Mechanical Affinity Ad
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No.
30--
-QL Solitaire-A Review by Peter ,Hale
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No.
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-Sorted Directories by, Bob Hartung
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-Cable Column-Archive Series by Bill Cable
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-EMSoft Joins DJC
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-EMSoft Ad
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•-Video Interface with QL Computer '
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-Sinclair Desktop Publishing Journal by
Mike Felerski
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-QL Desktop Publishing by Frank Davis
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-Sinclair Publ icat ions- A Review by E. P. Wannum
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-Quanta Library Update
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-Quanta Application
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the property of the software author. All hardware advice is
followed at the users sole risk. Where needed please consultant
competent help on all hardware modifications or projects. Most
of all enjoy the magazine and may it greatly enhance your use of
your computer.
THE EDITOR SPEAKS
Welcome once again to the pages of UPDATE. This is the 6th
issue that Carol and I have produced since taking this over from
Bill Jones. By the way, Bill Jones is also a subscriber. Those
who use Sinclairs in North America can be proud of all he did to
encourage North American production of programs for the TS2068,
Z88 and the QL. I want to continue that tradition.
Several people, such as Kenton Garrett , Rob Martin, Bob Dyl ,
Peter Hale, to name a few, have over the past few months asked
me why we do not have any North Americans putting together
hardware and software to rival that for the Spectrum and the QL.
Those are very good questions. We have access to a lot of
technical data and hardware here in North America. Why are we
not using it? We have some excellent programs from Peter Hale,
Bill Cable, Al Feng for the OL...but the last game I recall was
Mark Stubers war games for the QL, several years ago. If we can
get some good games, arcade or adventure, we will do what we can
to get them heard of outside of the U.S.A. and Canada. If you
have an idea or are working on something, there are people who
can give you support.
The same goes for the Spectrum. With a good Spectrum
emulator on your TS2068 , you can write programs for the
Spectrum. This can be done. There is still a large market
outside of our continent for this type of software. We
are hampered here by the differences in our disk interfaces for
the TS2068, so I think right here at home we need a program that
will allow an Aerco to read and run programs made to run on
Larken, Oliger, Ramex , or Zebra interface. Would it really be
that difficult? It would be nice to be able to take a disk from
the Toronto club in Larken format and be able to use it in
Indiana on an Oliger without have to redo the Basic on it and
change the DOS commands.
What about hardware? Bill Pedersen has for years tried to
get someone to build his board to use IBM peripherals. Would it
be nice to put a hard drive, or a scanner on your TS2068? I have
long heard that we Sinclair users are cheap skates. Well guess
what, IBM compatible IDE hard disk cards are cheap also. They
can be gotten for anywhere from $29 to $100. I see IDE
compatible hard drives for $75 to $200 everytime I go to a
computer show or a ham radio show.
Please give- this matter some real consideration.
NOTES FROM BOB HARTUNG
Too late to change in his article on "Sorted Directories",
Bob called to tell me that line 120 should be "GOTO 210" , rather
than what is in the listing. Please note this change
before typing in this program.
A 2068/OL MONITOR
--Bob Hartung--
The Winter catalog for American Design Components lists a
close-out sale of Magnavox Model 80 monochrome (amber) monitors
for $59.00 plus 10% shipping, and $3.00 handling per order. This
composite monitor has an excellent " gray - scale " 900 X 350
resolution and a 2000 character, 25-line display. It may be
connected to the 2068 composite output with a patch cable having
two RCA phono plugs, and to the QL monitor socket using pins 2
(GRD) and 3 (COMPOSITE MONO) as shown in OLUG Concepts diagram,
p. 33.
Address: P.O. Box 2601, Secaucus , NJ 07096-2601. Phone:
(800) 776-3700. FAX: (201) 601-8990. AMEX , VISA, Mastercard.
GRAPHIC SCREEN* DUMP
for the Tandy DHP1B5
by:- A-Kahate CATUG
335 W. Newport Rd.
Hoffman Est., IL 60195
Xhis printer is not supported by any
software that I know of, having a non
Centronics protocol but a fairly good 7
pin head dot matrix with graphics
capability. The 175 vertical pixcels
divided by 7 do not result in an integer
number. So? after a two hours session
with Bob Swoger, the following program
was developed and it worked, but SLOW,
15 minutes for the screen dump. Later
on, I was able to convert the working
part of the program to M.C. using the
Timachine compiler. Now it only takes 20
seconds for Brooke* minus a piece of
chin.
1 REM TANDY DMP105 PRINTER DRIVER
2 REM Abed Kahale 18/91 CATUG
4 REM CLEAR 64769: REM Start address-l
5 REM RANDOMIZE USR 100: LOAD ,PDRVR.CC,CODE 64770
10 PAPER l: INK 9: BORDER l: CLS
20 RANDOMIZE USR 100: OPEN #3,,LP'
30 RANDOMIZE USR 100: POKE 16092,0: REM NO LINE FEED
50 RANDOMIZE USR 100: POKE 16093,32: REM t PR INT & CHR* sent
to printer
60 LPRINT CHR* 10: REM Line feed
65 REM LPRINT CHR$ 27;CHR$ 19: REM PICA gives elongated pict
ure '
80 LPRINT CHRS 27;CHR$ 23: REM ELITE gives correct picture
90 REM LPRINT CHR$ 27;CHR$ 20: REM CONDENSED gives narrow pi
cture
95 RANDOMIZE USR 100: LOAD 'B.CS'SCREEN*
100 LPRINT CHR$ 18: REM Puts printer in graphics node
110 REM RANDOMIZE USR 64778
120 REM ! INT R,C,B: REM TIMACHINE Inductions' ,
130 REM ! LPRINT
150 REM ! OPEN #: REM TIMACHINE starts
155 FOR Y=8 TO 175 STEP 7: LET R=175-Y: REM vertical pixels fr
oa the top
160 FOR C=0 TO 255: REM Horizontal pixels
178 LET B=0
180 LET B=B+POINT (C,R-1)
190 LET B=B+2*P0INT (C,R-2)
200 LET B=B+4tP0INT (C,R-3)
210 LET B=B+8*P0INT (C,R-4)
220 LET B=B+16*P0INT (C,R-5)
230 LET B=B+32*P0INT (C,R-6>
240 LET B=B+64*P0INT (C,R-7)
250 LET B=B+128
255 IF IN 127O108 THEN GO TO 255: REM Checks if busy
260 LPRINT CHR$ B; ,
270, NEXT C (
280 LPRINT CHR* 27;CHR* 90,'CHR* 0: REM carrige return
,290 NEXT Y
300 LPRINT CHR* 27;CHR$ 30: REM Back to character node
310 REM ! CLOSE #: REM TIMACHINE ends
328 STOP
3
EDITORIAL- "THE YEAR OF DISCOVERY" BY BILL EERREEEE
1992 marks the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America
by Christopher Columbus. Little did he know then how developed
that "new land" would become over the years!
Here in 1992 we are being challenged with new, exciting
discoveries. We are expanding our travel scope to the outer
limits of space. Scientists are rushing to find cures for
diseases that didn't even exist 20 years ago. And our friends
in other lands are discovering something for the first time that
most of us take for granted. . .freedom.
Let's make 1992 a "year of discovery" for Sinclair, Let's
expand our abilities to use our computers. It seems almost
weekly 1 hear about a new use or enhancement being made. Just
as I start thinking that we've exhausted the capabilities of
these computers, someone comes along to rekindle my interest.
You are a dedicated Sinclair user. Just by reading this,
you have told me that you still actively use your T/S. Many
have given up on Sinclair, thinking that IBM holds the answer.
What's the old adage about a flock of sheep following the leader
off of the edge of a cliff?
The mass population has forgotten the ZX-81, T/S1000,
Spectrum, T/S2068, QL and Z-88. - But the "core" of the apple
holds the seeds. It is from this core that the future tree
grows .
I am not trying to say that we can regain the. number of
users we had in the past. That would be like trying to convince
people to turn their Z28's (Japanese car) in for Studebakers.
But I do believe we can keep the interest alive for those of
us still using our Sinclairs. And who knows, maybe by sharing
our love of our T/S with others, we can gain a new crop of
users.
If you have a program you've written, share it with us. If
you have an idea for a program, let us know. Maybe someone else
is willing to write it.
If you are an electronics hacker, let us know if you've
built that "black box" everybody wants. If you want a "black
box", tell us what you want in it.
To sum it up, let's communicate with each other and discover
our full potential as Sinclair users. May you have a safe and
successful voyage in 1992!
EDITOR'S NOTE: Bill currently writes a column for the magazine
Computer Monthly, put out by Vulcan's, of P.O. Box 7062,
Atlanta, GA 30357-0062. He writes the Timex-Sinclair column for
them. He also runs Mountaineer Software and is well known for
his graphic and font creations for the TS2068. Ve thank him for
his creation of the new cover on UPDATE Magazine, and for his
contributions to Sinclair computing.
Carol Davis.
4
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Wall Street, Here We Come!*
By:- AKahale
335 W. Newport Rd.
Hoffman Est, IL 60195 (788 885-4337)
What everyone has been waiting for.....
Kidding aside, there are a few
i novations that might be of use to some
T/S users. I decided that my 2068 can be
put to more serious use . I rolled my
own programs to analyze the market, not
being a programmer, it took me about 3
months to have a program to meet my
needs; the program was revised numerous
times, then revised again...! you know
the story. Presently, I daily update 17
programs to chart the Dow Jones Ind. and
various stocks C275K worth]. The program
below represents a stock charting.
Of interest are program lines 520 - 580,
the highest and- the lowest numbers to be
plotted are established; the difference
is then plotted within the screen limits
by lines 660 & 670 that also draw a
Vertical Line Chart; the OVER 1 command
line 100 is in effect. Line 660 DRAWs
the bar from 0 to the high <H) point and
line 670 UNDRAWs from 0 to the low (L)
point. The numbers were INPUTed into
DIM (125) arrays, starting at line 4000.
The Moving Averages are plotted by lines
720 to 825. Thanks GOTO Bob Swoger for a
faster moving average algorithm. Lines
2210 to 2310 print the scale values to
the left of the screen and lines 5000 to
5075 draw and plot the scale tick marks
at the screen borders and color lines.
A differenf type of graph is plotted by
lines 1450 to 1478 as shown on the
bottom of the (0 E V) chart.
The menu starts at line 120, at line
250 the INKEY* CMD is used . for
efficiency. The arrays are updated daily
by lines 1800 - 1900 by dropping element
#1 and adding element #125 where the
2068 is SLOW. The array elements can be
reviewed by lines 2160 - 2180. GOTO 90
must be used for the menu, otherwise the
variables will be lost.
JjELEJfL* filliLk, M5 t 5
5 rem immmmmm stock chart xmtmmmmxx
18 DIM HU25): DIM LU25): DIH C(125): DIM V(125): DIM Q(125)
98 CLS : PAPER S6N PI I BORDER SGN PI: INK VAL '9': POKE 23689
,18: POKE 23658,8: POKE 23617,236
95 BEEP .83,48: BEEP .85,42: BEEP .83,45
180 OVER l: LET 6=98: LET H»1B0
118 DEF FN I(N)=INT (N#18+.5)/18
128 PRINT PAPER PI?" Advance Micro Devices
122 PRINT
125 PRINT
138 PRINT
148 PRINT
160 PRINT "1.
170 PRINT "2.
180 PRINT "3.
190 PRINT "4.
288 PRINT "5.
218 PRINT "6.
228 PRINT "7.
238 PRINT "8.
248 PAUSE NOT PI
245 LET A*=INKEY$
250 IF A$=T THEN
268 IF A*='2'
278 IF A*='3'
288 IF A$="4'
298 IF A*='5'
380 IF A*='6'
318 IF A*='7'
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS"
Abed Kahale 1989 rev. 6'
SO TO 90 TO Start s: REM ;Z$;'9i'
Start NEW chart*
Add NEW DATA
See charts*
0 B V •
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See DATA
Correct DATA
Date ?
(38562- FREE )/!E3?'K'
C. CAT.'
L. CBU'
S. Save'
THEN
THEN
THEN
THEN
THEN
THEN
60 TO VAL '4888'
60 TO VAL '1798'
60 TO VAL '588'
60 TO VAL '847*
SAVE 'AMD.BB': VERIFY "
60 TO VAL '2168'
60 TO VAL '1888'
328 REM IF A$="8' THEN INPUT 'DATE?... '?Z$
340 IF A*='L' THEN RANDOMIZE USR H: LOAD 'CBU.BB'
350 IF A$="S' THEN 60 TO VAL '2378'
368 IF A$='C THEN CLS : RANDOMIZE USR H: CAT 'V PAUSE NOT
PI
378 60 TO 6
500 CLS I REM 1INE CHART ****** -
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505>PRINT AT S6N PI, VAL
)+0(125))|'W/Vor
510 60 SUB VAL ,5800'
520 LET L=HU)
533 LET S=L(1)
548 FOR N=2 TO 125
550 IF H(N)>L THEN
560 IF L(NXS THEN
570 NEXT N
580 LET D=L-S
590 PRINT AT NOT PI, VAL
,14";(Q(121)+Q(122)+Q(123)+Q(124
LET L=H(N)
LET S=L(N)
•6'; PAPER VAL ,2,;i AMD 'jFN I
<CU25)-C<124));' *;C(125): REM * ,iz$i'9r
608 GO SUB VAL e22108
650 FOR N=16 TO 125
660 PLOT 2*N+1,((160/D)*(H(N)-S>): DRAW 0,-(160/D)*(H(N)
-S)
670 PLOT 2*N+1,((160/D)*(L<N)-S>): DRAW 0,-(160/D)*(L(N)
-S)
7B0 PLOT 2*N+2,((160/D)*(C(N)-S))
710 NEXT N
720 BEEP .1,45: REM MOVING AVE. ***** Repetitious lines
have been deleted *****
810 LET TT=@: FOR N=l TO 49: LET TT=TT+C(N): NEXT N
812 FOR N=50 TO 125
314 LET TT=TT+C(N)
816 LET T=TT/50
323 PLOT 2*N+2,(163/D)*(T-S>
822 LET TT=TT-C(N-49)
825 ICXT N
827 PRINT AT VAL "20', VAL ,25* ;"50-" ;FN NT)
848 PRINT #RND," M.A. 13 15 33 50*: BEEP VA
L \r,VAL ■38'
845 PAUSE VAL '200": IF INKEY$='Z' THEN COPY
847 GO SUB VAL '1240*
850 REM VOLUME *********
884 LET L=QU): LET S=QU)
836 FOR N=2 TO 125
838 IF Q(N)>L THEN LET L=Q(N)
890 IF Q(NXS THEN LET S=Q(N)
891 NEXT N: LET D=L-S
892 FOR N=l TO 125: PLOT 2*N, ( (50/D)*(Q(N)-S))+70: DRAW
0,-(50/D)*(Q(N)-S): NEXT N
1220 BEEP SGN PI,f40T PI: PAUSE VAL "200': IF INKEY$='Z" T
HEN COPY
1238 GO TO G
1240 DIM M(122): REM OEV ******
1250 FOR N=l TO 14
1260 LET M(N)=V(N)+1.2*V(N+l)+1.6*V(N+2)+2*V(N+3) '
1278 NEXT N
1280 FOR N=15 TO 122
4-959
1775
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LET F1=M(N)
0 B V
1290>LET M(N)=M(^4)/2+V(N)+1.3*V(N+l)+1.6*V(N+2)+2*V(N+3)
1300 NEXT N
1310 LET K1=M(1)
1320 LET F1=M(1)
1330 FOR N-2 TO 122
1340 IF M(N)>K1 THEN
1350 IF M(NXF1 THEN
1360 NEXT N
1370 IF KK0 THEN LET K1=0
1380 IF F1>0 THEN LET F1=0
1390 LET H1=K1-F1
1400 as
1402 GO SUB 5000
1405 PRINT AT NOT PI,SGN PI; PAPER PI;"
1450 PRINT AT 21-(8/Hl*(0-Fl) ),0;" +'
1460 FOR N=17 TO 122
1465 PLOT 2*N+6,4*(18/H1*(M(N)-FD): DRAW 0,-4*(18/Hl*(M(N)-Fl >
)+20
1471 NEXT N
1473 LET L=C(1): LET S=C(1)
1475 FOR N=2 TO 125
1476 IF C(N)>L THEN LET L=C(N)
1477 IF C(NXS THEN LET S=C(N)
1478 NEXT N
1480 LET D=L-S
1481 FOR N=l TO 125
1482 PLOT 2*N,4*<(20/D)*<C<N)-S)+23)
1483 NEXT N
1530 RETURN
1790 as : REM UPDATE *******
1800 FOR N=l TO 124
1810 LET H(N)=H(N+1)
1820 LET L(N)=L(N+1)
1830 LET C(N)=C(N+1)
1840 LET V(N)=V(N+1)
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1850 LET Q(N)=Q(N+1)
1870 next N
1880 as
1890 BEEP .1,38: PRINT ■AMD': INPUT ,H,'HU25),',L,*L(125
),',C,,C(125)',V"V(125): LET QU25)=V(125)
1900 IF C(125)=C(12A) THEN LET VU25)=N0T PI
1910 IF C(125XC(124) THEN LET VU25>=-V(125)
1939 PRINT " PAPER 6?B1. Add sore DATA f,,15. Correcti
on - Reenter ""S. SAVE'
1960 PAUSE NOT PI
1970 IF INKEY$=M" THEN GO TO VAL M8OT
1980 IF INKEY$='5* THEN GO TO VAL ,1880i
1985 IF INKEY*=-S* THEN GO TO 2370
2010 GO TO 6: REM DATA *******
2160 as : FOR N=104 TO 125
2170 PRINT N;" ";H(N>;* ■ ;L(N) ; ■
BRIGHT NOT PI?' ,5V(N)r *;Q(N>
2180 NEXT N
2190 PAUSE NOT Pi: GO TO G: REM SCALE *******
2210 PRINT AT SGN PI,NOT PI;FN KL)
2220 PRINT 'FN I(D*.9+S)
2230 PRINT 'FN I(D*.8+S)
2240 PRINT 'FN ND*.7+5)
2250 PRINT 'FN I(D*.6+S)
2260 PRINT 'FN I(D*.5+S)
2270 PRINT 'FN I(D*.4+S)
2280 PRINT 'FN I(D*.3+S)
2290 PRINT 'FN I(Df.2+S)
BRIGHT SGN PliC(N);
2290 PRINT 'FN I(D*.2+S)
2380 PRINT 'FN KD*.1+S)
2310 PRINT 'FN I(S)
2350 RETURN
2370 RANDOMIZE USR H: SAVE •AMD.BB" LINE 90: BEEP VAL M*, NOT
Pi: RANDOMIZE USR H: LOAD •L.Bl"
4000 as : PRINT 'USE 1000' S FOR VOLUME'
4010 FOR Y=l TO 125
4020 INPUT ,HI6H'"H(Y)',L0«,'L(Y)',a0SE"C(Y)',V0LUME"V(Y): L
ET Q(Y)=V(Y)
4030 IF C(Y)=C(Y-1) THEN LET V(Y)=0
4048 IF C(YXC(Y-1) THEN LET V(Y)=-V(Y)
4050 NEXT Y
4060 GO TO 6
5080 DRAW 255,NOT Pi: DRAW NOT PI, 175: DRAW -255,N0T PI: DRAW N
OT PI, -175
5010 FOR Z=10 TO 250 STEP 10
5020 PLOT Z,l: NEXT Z
5030 FOR 2=10 TO 250 STEP 40
5040 PLOT Z,2: NEXT Z
5050 FOR Z=8 TO 160 STEP 8
5060 PLOT 254,Z: PLOT 1,Z
5070 NEXT Z
5075 FOR N=2 TO 21 STEP 2:
PRINT AT N,NOT PI; PAPER NOT PI;'
i NEXT N
5080 RETURN
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HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNTS ON THE TS2068
Basil Wentworth
Here is a little program that I use to keep a record of the
costs of living. It's extremely simple, and includes in Lines
1350 to 1500 a technique that I haven't seen used elsewhere, but
have found extremely useful. (I call it "flabby ware", in
contrast with "firmware"-) '
Lines 510 through 610 keep a record of the expenses you enter,
plus a running total. When you have* finished all entries, a null
(press "ENTER" without any number) shifts you down to Line 1000.
Here the monthly average for the year is computed and displayed,
along with the total for the current month. Lines 1350 to 1500
prompt you (with a display like the illustration titled "READOUT
AFTER FIRST MONTH" ) to update line 9990 in preparation for next
month. You should start the year with M=0 and AV=0, as shown,
and then re-adjust these values every month to agree with the
numbers displayed by Line 1300. The program should be re-SAVEd,
of course, after Line 9990 has been updated.
Lines 9000 and 9010 are the SAVE routine for the 0LIGER disk
system. You should use whatever commands your own system
requires.
Like any record-keeping system, this one depends on systematic
entry of data, every month. Jocelyn doesn't let me forget.
9
500 GO SUB 9990
510 REM put at end of program
in order to make line 1500 more
convenient
530 CLS
540 PRINT ,0
550 LET t=0
560 INPUT "spent? (»»»» if thr
ough) ";a$
570 IF a*=" " THEN GO TO 1000
580 LET t=t+VAL a*
590 REM cumulative total -for
month
600 PRINT VAL a*,t
610 GO TO 560
1000 LET ty=m*av+t
1010 REM total for the year,
including the current month
1050 LET m=m+l
1100 LET av=ty/m
1110 REM monthly average, in-
cluding current month
1150 LET av=.01*INT <100*av+.5>
1170 REM rounds off average to
nearest cent
1200 CLS : PRINT "MONTHLY MONT
/MONTH"
"BILL" ; TAB 20; " FOR Y
MONTHLY
BILL
MONTH
AV. /MONTH
FOR YEAR
H AV
1250 PRINT
EAR"
1300 PRINT
1350 PRINT
H 0; "ADJUST
9990"
1380 PRINT
1500 LIST 9990
2000 STOP
9000 SAVE /"H" LINE 1
9010 VERIFY /"H_": BEEP
EP 1,12
9020 REM format for SAVE with
OLIGER disk system
9050 STOP
9990 LET M=0: LET AV=0: RETURN
PROGRAM FOR HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNTS
T; TAB ll;m;TAB 21;av
FLASH 1 ;">>>"; FLAS
" "M" " and ""AV"" in
.3,12: BE
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>>>ADJUST "M" and "AV" in 9990
9990>LET M=0: LET AV=0: RETURN
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Dear TS-2068 User,
I want to take this opportunity to share with you some thoughts about
TS-2068 Computing. We TS-2068 users have likely become the most
sophisticated and capable of all who use computers. Most of us could be
described as "Amateur Programmers" , and we have also learned much about
"interfacing". We had to learn and to improvise to make our old Cassette
based computer into a powerful Disk System. And before that we had to
improvise to make our computer do Printing with a Centronics Printer. Each
of us have learned more about Programming and Interfacing than 95% of the
world's users of computers ever learn. Our efficiency of learning is
amplified by our Hobby Interests, which is the greatest of all motovating
factors, even greater than the profit motive.
While I was learning the TS-2068, doing little crummy letters on the
TS-2040 printer, and waiting eons for Cassette to load, I was in my glory! I
am sure that some of your past experiences are also nostalgic. Then I
started on the "Smart Text" program, mostly as a Learn by Doing project. I
became fascinated by programming, and wondered how to make the TS-2068 "do
more" than the small softwares available would provide. The practicality of
increasing the scope of TS-2068 software became real only after Disk Drive
Capability was developed. But by that time all of our industry programmers
had abandoned the TS-2068 for more lucrative fields. There just has not been
any "Full Function" software developed for the TS-2068, and UNTIL NOW, the
capability of the TS-2068 Disk Drive system has not been exploited.
The TS-2068 is a strange critter! Its FREE MEMORY limitation prevents
the development of MACHINE CODE programs that are comprehensive in functions.
Comprehensive CODE Software just takes too much memory to develop. While
BASIC is slower, Basic does provide the means of "integration" needed to
SHARE the limited FREE Memory with a multitude of individual programs. AND,
the "user friendliness" of Basic allows programs to be developed without the
elaborate "error trapping" that is absolutely required in Machine Code. Code
programs CRASH when un-protected errors occur. This is the reason why so
much memory is required for Code programs- to protect against errors. So,
while programming for most other computers is done in Machine Code, the
TS-2068 capabilities can only be exploited by using BASIC as the primary
language, plus small code programs for support.
Most of the TS-2068 's RCM programming is devoted to the Support of
BASIC Programming" . Our Disk Drive System is designed to be Commanded BY
BASIC Programming. But, until now, BASIC has not been the primary
Programming language for most TS-2068 Software. The result has been a
library of TS-2068 Software that has very limited capability to do just a
single purpose. Some of these small softwares do a fine job in their limited
scope. And most are quite snappy in their speed of operation. The DAISY. B6
Concept was conceived to be a "Systems Software" that does most jobs that
anyone would want to do with a computer, an "all purpose software" if you
will. Daisy is programmed about 98% in BASIC.
You may want to compare Daisy with something as a starting point. The
only software that I am aware of having similiar concept is the "LOTUS"
software "1,2.3" and "Symphony" for the' IBM Systems. I have operated both of
those softwares enough to become profficient. Those two titles are "all
purpose" software costing around $1200 each. Of course I'd be silly to say
that Daisy equals the capabilities of Lotus 1,2,3, but the concept is the
same and Daisy strives to be in the same ball park, even with our early age
computer. Hie principle strengths of Daisy is its DATA BASE MANAGEMENT and
DISK DRIVE MANAGEMENT, for which we will coin a term, "DDBMS" for "Disk Data
Base Management System". For the TS-2068 to manage complex DATA BASES there
must be complete "DISK DRIVE INTEGRATION" , because of the limited FREE MEMORY
of the Computer.
Daisy is also a Word Processor, which also integrates DISK DRIVE in the
management of word processing. And, Daisy ( is a DESK TOP PUBLISHING software
whose features can be used to DESIGN SPECIAL PRINTING tasks. Daisy is also a
"Control System" which can Manage other softwares MERGED to it, and also
manage the data products of other softwares. DAISY IS BIG! While it may be
a bit confusing while getting started, the Friendliness of the software soon
will take one into some sophisticated operations. Daisy will help you do 95%
of the functions that you use your computer to do. AND, I believe that you
will learn a lot about programming as you learn to use the Daisy System.
Daisy is designed to DCMINATE your TS-2068, to be loaded once in the morning
and stay in the computer, to accomplish all tasks needed.
Frankly, without the Daisy - Smart Text software combination, I would
have long ago departed TS-2068 operation and picked up with another computer.
I took "time out" and learned to use the Sinclair QL. And, I bought and used
an IBM AT 286 System. I like the QL but Daisy allows me to do more with the
TS-2068 in a better organized manner than I can do with the QL. And, I gave
the IBM AT to my Son who needed it in his senior year of his Business
Management courses. I operated the IBM enough to realize that the TS-2068 is
hard to beat, even though the IBM clock speed is TEN TIMES that of the
TS-2068. I believe that the TS-2068, with DOS, is the very best HOBBY
COMPUTER in exi stance! I hope that Daisy will help you to achieve some of
the satisfaction that I have realized while operating the TS-2068. I
challenge you to learn the Daisy system so that you can do just that.
Sincerely,
Bill Jones
1 3
More Features Added
Having just thi* Juns seds wjor
upd*t« rtvifion* to ths Daisy Proflrw,
two aor« coRts along. "TURBO-1 3" Hods
has been added. Now if in either
"Turbo«0" or "Turbo" 2" ■od««, and you
elect "INPUT EDIT" * the progrw MERGES
the Data base progrwt "edt.B6" and
"Inpt.Bi". This was as before, but the
two progriM reaain ON-Board. Thsn if
you had bssn in Turbo-O sods ths sods
changes to Turbo-1. If you had bssn in
Turbo»2 aode ths sods changss to
Turbo«3_
Anothsr switcharoo takss piece if
you have sslsctsd "Print Menu". If
operating in "Turbo-1" or "Turbo-O "
aodss ths Printing Progress "repp.B6".
"usrpga.B6", and "wdpro.Be" MERGES and
Reeains GN-Board- The sods changes. If
you had bssn in Turbo-O sods you ars now
in Turbo-2 sods. If you had been in
Turbo«l sods you are now in Turbo«3
■ode. After theee autoaatic Turbo
Changee the Daisy prograa rsaains in its
changsd Turbo Mods. TURBO-3 sods
rssults in about 3K lass Tsxt Data
Capacity than it would bs in Turbo«l or
Turbo«2.
Thsss changss wsrs aads to sake ths
opsration flow saoothsr to and froa Data
Bass Managsssnt and Printing. Thsrs is
always a Option at ths Offics Tools Msnu
to changs Turbo Modss by Msnu sslsction.
"Dbx.B6" New Program
Ths NEW Date Bass Softwars "Dbx. Be-
now rsplacss ths "aail.Be" prograa.
This Obx.Be prograa is, quits frankly,
ths bsst "Record" data bass prograa that
I've ever seen. I aa giving Dbx.Be to
the readers of Updats Magazins in ths
July 1990 issus. It is a Key-in Project
and a Tutorial on SORTING. Plsass
rsaovs ths pagss in Updats aagazine and
Placs thss in your Daisy Manual.
-Dbx-Be" opsratss either by MERGING to
Daisy (Itsa <5> at ths Offics Tools
Menu), or "Dbx.Be" aay be LOADED
ssparatsly - and operated. Sines ths
prograa in disk #2 is thsrs to bs MERGED
it has no Auto Start Line.
Merge or Independant
To LOAD "Dbx-Be" and operate it as
a stand-alons softwars type: RANDOMIZE
USR lOOs LOAD "Dbx.Be". Then to start
it running typs <GO TO 1?75>. This
prograa spitoaizss "sfficisnt aanagsasnt
of FREE Msaory". Such aanagsasnt
rssults in ths LARGEST Data Bass of ALL
TS-2068 prograas. AND. ths data bass is
ths aost flsxibls for "all purpoee uee"
than any other TS-2068 "record type"
data baeee. The Capacity of the Data
bass dspsnds upon how largs ths RECORD
is that you yoursslf sstablish. A "ons
lins Tsl# list * could contain up to 1000
naass and phone nuabers. Ths SEARCH
Function is fantastic!
The Record Data Base
The data base is the "0*0"
character array and is disensionsd to
the user's desires. A noraal DB for
sailing lists would be "4 linee of 31
Charactsrs per line". The next will be
hard to believe. When operating as an
indspsndant softwars, ths Rscord
Capacity is 236 record* of 4 linee of 31
characters. Ths capacity variss whan
Dbx.Be is MERGED to ths Daisy prograas.
In ths Turbo-O aode, when MERGED, the
capacity of records is 192 Rscords.
Whsn Merged to Daiey in the Turbo»l Mode
the capacity is 131 Rscords, and whsn
ssrgsd in ths Turbo-2 sods ths capacity
is 163 rscords.
Competing for FREE MEM
Whsn crsating Data Bass Rscords to
uss with ths Daisy prograa (Mail Merge,
or Just Rscords for Printing, one aust
be aware that other data baees crsatsd
by ths Daisy prograa COMPETES for FREE
MEMORY. For exaeple . if you want to
create soae text for a letter then the
■record data baee eize" auet be less
than ths total capacity of ths Dbx.Be
prograa. For sxaaple, if you need a
Text File of 4000 characters, thsn ths
aaxiaua sizs "Mail Merge" file would be
reduced by 4000/124-24 . <24 less
rscords than ths Dbx.Be Capacity).
Print Style Macro
Mors Macros! Addsd to this sst of
disks ars ssvsral "Macro" utilities.
One is a "Printer Style Macro". This
ons is a delightful bit of progressing
that givss you ssvsral nsw ways of
printing both TEXT and HEADERS. Two
groups of utilitiss are in prograa lines
2416 through 2438, and 2610 through
2622. The first group (2416-2438) is
ussd for "schsduling Hsadsrs" and is
well explained in the aanual Tutorial.
So, I'll give you the lateet addition.
Subscript Macro
The "Subscript Macro", Linss
2610-2618, was dssigned to give a nice
"saall print" coluan, and Matching LARGE
HEADERS. I will explain by "GO SUB
Entry Points". <GO SUB 2610> Sets up
for Coluan Printing of a spscial Styls
Macro. It first SET ELITE styls. thsn
Subscript, thsn re-eete ths spacing
bstwssn linss. The rssults ars a nics
saall print, 40 charactsr coluans, and
-86 linss psr page (allowing top and
bottoa aargins). TAB to print is sst at
TAB 6 for a lsft coluan to print. Ths
<G0 SUB 2610> to do this typs of coluan
can bs dons anytias whils in ths DIRECT
MODE (Brsak-in).
Special Headers Too
OR. <GO SUB 2610> can bs ussd to
"Schsduls ths Coluan Print" in ths ussr
prograaaing linss of "usrpga.B6". Still
anothsr way of using this Macro is to
<GO SUB 2610> to sst ths styles, and
then <GO SUB 2616> to print a Header.
The Macro at line 2616 worke this way:
It first SETS EXPANDED HEIGHT and thsn
EXPANDED WIDTH, thsn rsssts ths "coluan
csntsr" to "half", thsn it does a <GO
SUB 2622> to PRINT THE HEADER. Whsn
that is done Line 2622 coaes into play
to CANCEL DOUBLE HIGH and DOUBLE WIDTH
and resst coluan center to "previous".
So, you'll be back into the nice
-Subscript Macro".
1 4
Key Variables
Must Mention that the "Page or
Column Ctnttr" aust ba set into v*ri*bl«
"88". Tha Header prints in reference to
•var QQ" . Also the "HEAOER OATA " aust
be put into "MS " first, as <L£T QQ=*page
Center: LET e»» "Header - : GO SUB 2616> .
This routine at line 2616 can ba use
separately to "Schedule Giant Headers".
Try that in the Direct aode with any
print style. A aore detailed run-down
on this "Subscript Hacro" is given in
the July 1990 issue of Update Magazine -
You can add that article to your aanual.
Printer Control Codes
The COMMANOS to the Printer to SET
ELITE, SET SUBSCRIPT, SET DOUBLE HIGH,
SET DOUBLE WIDE, and to CANCEL each, is
the codes used with ay EPSON Coapatable
"KXP-1124" printer. You aay need to
edit the lines and replace the ceaaands
with thoae needed by your printer. Most
EPSON coapatables should work as is.
Details
The programming at Line #2622 does
the following: l . Cancels Subscript: 2.
Cancels Double High: 3. Cancels Oouble
Wide: 4. Rest ores Line Spacing to 3/16
inch (60 lines per Page). The way to
use this line is to <GO SUB 2622> froa
either the DIRECT COMPUTER MODE , or from
a line of prograaaing in tha "usrpga.B6"
prograa lines. Now lets see how these
two groups of "Print Macro Prograas" can
be used.
Using Direct Mode
DIRECT MODE: <GO SU8 2610> to set
Elite, subscript, eaphasised print, and
98 lines per page spacing. Than print
soae text using the Daisy Menus. The
text will print in the foraat shown in
this page.
Spacing
HEADERS in the Direct Mode: <qo
SUB 2416> prints large headers as shown
in this page. Note that the headers use
TWO PAGE LINES, so a line space before
and after the headers is appropriate.
<GO SUB sp> gets a line space. This is
better than LPRINT because the line is
counted for page control.
Header Position
<GO SUB 2416> prints a Double High
Header for whatever print style your
systea is in. This uses the "current"
Center or Page variable <q«i) for
reference and the Current Print Style.
<GO SUB 2436> prints a GIANT HEAOER, and
then returns to current print style.
The header size is variable depending
upon your Current Print Style. Tha
position of the Header print is "PAGE
CENTER" if NOT in the (foraat Menu) aode
of Coluan Printing. If in the Coluan
Print Mode as set at the Foraat aenu ,
the giant header prints at "Coluan
Center*. 1
Expand Width Problem
One aust be careful to not exceed
tha nuabar of characters in the header
that EXPANDS beyond coluan width.
Exaaple: Coluan width » SO, then the aax
nuabar of characters in the header
(PICA) would be: 40 characters for FULL
PAGE width, or about 12 to be centered
over the coluan in the Coluan Print
Mode.
Escaping the Macro
<G0 SUB 2622> returns to Noraal
after using tha "Subscript Macro" (line
2610). This places you in ELITE
standard style because ELITE Subscript
was set when you <GO SUB 2610 >. Also,
tha line spacing is re-set back to 3/16
inch lines to give a noraal page length
of 60 lines. Also, if you had been in
OOUBLE HIGH or OOUBLE WIDTH character
aode those printer settings would be
cancelled.
Auto Macros
These special Print Macros were
designed for use in the Autoaa'tic
Printing environaent- To ba SCHEpULED
within tha "usrpga.B6" lines (line 2182
through 2276). For Exaaple: This
paragraph will be the fifth para of the
doc that I'a typing- or "H»(5)". I will
edit line #2188 (that schedules H*<5) to
print) and aake it read: <2188 LET
■♦■"Auto Scheduling": GO SUB sp: GO SUB
2616: GO SUB SP : LET w*»h*(5): GO SUB
tel: G0SUB sp>
How it Works
The above action flow will: 1. Get
a Line space (GO SUB sp), 2. Get a Large
Header (GO SUB 2616): 3. Get a Line
space (GO SUB ep): 4. Put the H*(5) data
in "wS" (LET w*«h*(5): 5. Send the data
to be printed (GO SUB tel): 6. Get a
line space before the next paragraph is
printed (GO SUB sp). Any of the
"usrpga.B6" lines can be edited and
"print schsduling" inserted for print
out during a Auto Print Event.
Walk before Running
This treatsie will coae as a
shocker because it takes you into
advanced operations before you have read
the aanual or practiced using tha Daisy
systea. Just insert the page in the
back of the book to "get rountuit " at
the proper tiaa. It will eventually
becoae a valuable guide to doing SPECIAL
PRINTING. Also you can learn a bit
about PRINTER PROGRAMMING for style
change Manipulation* within an operating
prograa. The printing and foraatting of
thaaa two pages were done using the
features described above. Three Disk
Oata files were scheduled and
autoaatically printed "froa Disk".
1 5
12 UOLT MOD I F i CRT I ON
This little nod. helps clean
up the picture and the con-
puter runs cooler, especially if
you have nore than one
peripheral attached.
Using proper care open your
beloved 2068. Using figure tlf
find the 78L12 voltage reg-
ulator. It looks like an
ordinary trans ister (only good
for nillianps). Using great care
renove it. Hake sure the holes
are cleaned out. Hon install the
7811 12 (larger for nore current),
Radio Shack part «276-1771 about
$1.20. Use figure 82, note that
it is the BfiCK of the regulator
that should be facing up.
Nou for the test. Move
everything auay fron the cir-
cuit board, without the keyboard
attached, power up. Your 2068
should display the copyright
notice. If it does not, power
off innediatelv!! Check the
orientation of the 7812. If you
have a volt neter check the
input and output.
ftfter all goes well put your
2068 back together and gaze into
your nice clean picture.
INSIDE YOUR 2068
dp
Joystick
78L12
Figure &1
RF HODULflTOR
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78M12 0UT
bacn is facing up
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FD-ZX FLOPPY DISK INTERFACE
UNOFFICIAL TECHNICAL MANUAc
AND FURTHUR INFORMATION
FOR THE FD-ZX FLOPPY DISK INTERFACE
THE ZX81 AERCO DISK SYSTEM
BY
DONALD S. LAMBERT
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WITH HELP FROM THE FOLLOWING: , ' ,
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THIS IS A PUBLIC DOMAIN PUBLICATION. FEEL FREE TO COPY AND OR PASS ON
REALIZING THAT NO ONE ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE TO HARDWARE
OR SOFTEWARE RESULTING FROM USE OF INFORMATION PRESENTED HERE.
This publication is dedicated to the FD—ZX Floppy Disk users. This is to
be a source of information for the FD-ZX users. If you know of anyorte
using the ZXS1 and the AERCO disk interface please let them know of this
publication and/or let me know of them by supplying me with their
mailing address.
For those still using the ZX81 (MicroAce, ZX80 with 4K ROM, ZX80 with 8K
ROM, the ZX81 and the T/S 1000 and possibly the T/S 1500 (I <?o not
believe the PC8300 will work since the hard\^a)re is different) AERCO is
still manufacturing them along with anything else they have manufactured
for the T/S computers. I believe that the price is around $179.00 but am
not sure. That is just for the interface, BOOT disk and necessary '
cables, the disk drives, case and power supply are extra. The on board
EPROM for the disk controller has to be programmed for the disk drives
you will use. Also, the disk drives have to have a minor alteration done
to get the +-5 and +-12 volts supply to the disk controller board. The
interface will handle any Shugart standard drive but you have to have
all drives the same speed and the same track access time. The drive
sizes run from 3 inch to 8 inch (single denisty only on the 8 inch) and
the speed from 6 to 30 msec and the tracks 35/40/80. I am not absolutely
sure that single sided and double sided disks can be used together. It
is best to call them for furthur information. The address and a working
telephone number as of 02 £8 1991 is:
AERCO (ACME ELECTRIC ROBOT CO); BOX 18093; AUSTIN, TX 78760; TELE: (512)
451-5874.
The FD-ZX EPROM normally occupies the region from 12K (12288) decimal to
14K (14336) decimal (3000 to 3800 HEX) but can be ordered special to put
it in another location which may require a change on the board. The
special EPROM can be at (S/10/14K) but then the all USR calls must be
changed accordingly. (*** I wonder if more than one EPROM could occupy
the board so that different disk drives could be used? **#) If you are
1 7
UPDATED MARCH 1,1991
FD-ZX FLOPPY DISK INTERFACE
using 64K the particular area of the 8 to 16K that the EPROM uses will
have to be switched out.
The T/S £040 printer may cause problems with its electronic noise.
The DOS occupies SK so a minumuw of 16k ROM has to be installed to use
the system BOOT disk. (*** Can one fly blind and use USR calls to SAVE
and LOAD so that more than 8K can be in a program with only 16K ram
added? ***>
I bought my sytem sight unseen from a person in California. He was
reluctant to ship since he could not get the BOOT disk to LOAD. I agr-eeri
to accept it as is. I also had problems with the BOOT disk only since I
had the drive case open I could see the worm on the disk track mechanism
and it seemed to be slow or jerky. So I put in a blank disk and ran it
a while with the RAND USR 13303 till it seemed more perky and then it
would LOAD the BOOT disk. After a little playing with the sytem I went
to the SMUG FEST and not long after that we were involved in buying a
house and packing to more and just a few days ago I got the old AERCO
system out and started to play with it again. I did note that the
storage space on the disk was small but so it is with the Larken ZX81
system. That and not being able to name the file at the time of SAVE
like on other systems did turn me off originally. And my system has a
single sided disk drive only. But recently I tried to SAVE a program on
the Larken system and it would not SAVE and I learned that I had to POKE
in the starting address and the length of the machine code to SAVE a
program with machine code. And two FD-ZX disk drives are in the local
users group plus there is another user in LISTing. So it was with
renewed interest that I got back to the FD-ZX floppy system.
But the disk drive on my system bugged me, and then I got a more
recent copy of a FD-ZX manual and lo and behold I saw that with my
system the maximum number of pages with a single sided drive is 8 and 16
with a double sided drive and with the new manual it gives 10 for single
sided and £0 for double sided drives - but the manual also calls out the
S pages as maximum for 35 track single sided and 16 for double sided 35
track and 1 0 _ for single sided 40 track and £0 for double sided 40 track.
And in my manual and the newer manual the USR calls for 35 track 8 pages
and 16 pages are the same. One mystery solved, I have a 35 track single
sided drive. My manual also referenced to 8 inch drives which are single
density and from casual conversation I believe are 35 track drives. So
I will need an EPROM to be able to change over to 40 track drives. And
possible a new BOOT disk, I suspect that if I SAVEd the BOOT program to
cassette and reLOADed after I have the 40 track EPROM then I would have
it. Be easier with a BOOT disk in 40 track though. As I wrote before it
could be done with USR calls but you could not read the directory so you
wo u Id be wor king b 1 i nd .
I have heard of someone that has wrote a routine to name the directory
as you SAVEd the page. I will try to get a copy of that program.
Unlike the Larken, SADOS will SAVE machine code with no pokes. That
would be better than Larken and besides £0 pages on a disk over 16 is
much better, or should I say 19 since one is the BOOT program.
1 8
UPDATED MARCH 1, 1391
ZS8 Ascii Translation Programs
How is it that different computers can 'talk' to each other? A standard was
developed called Ascii. Each letter, number and symbol is assigned a number
from 0 to 255. Numbers from 0 to 128 consist of the symbols on your keyboard.
Numbers above that are different for each computer.
When you have a text file it is sometimes called an Ascii file. It just
consists of the letters on your keyboard. Usually formatting commnds for the
word processor are not included.
So it should be simple to send Ascii text files from one machine to another.
No. There is one difference in Ascii files from different machines. There is an
invisible character on the end of each line. Different machines use different
characters .
Each line on a Z88 Plain Text file has a Carriage Return ( CR ) on the end. The
QL uses a Line Feed ( LF ) and the PC uses a Carriage Return and a Line Feed. ( CR
+ LF). Text files on the Macintosh use a Carriage Return ( CR ) like the Z88.
The following program was originally written by Phil Wheeler to add a Line
Feed to a Z88 Plain Text file so that the file could be printed.
I modified the program to convert a Z88 Plain Text file to an Asci i file that
could be used on a QL or a PC. There is no conversion needed to send 'Ascii text
files back and forth between a Z88 and a Macintosh.
By Dave Bennett
10 *NAME QLLF
15 REM Modified version to produce QL compatible ascii files ie LF on end .
of each line.
20 B$-CHR$< 1 > + "B" :FLS=CHR$( 1 >+"F"
30 CLS:PRINT TAB( 31,0 )B$"Z88 QLLF Utility"B$
40 PRINT TAB( 18 , 2 ) "Fi le to process < ENTER to end>: " ; : INPUTFS
50 IF F$="" THEN CLS : END ELSE PRINT TAB<18,3>" Output File: "
; :INPUTG$
60 F=0PEN I N < F$ ) : G=GPEN0UT ( 6$ )
70 PRINT TAB( 35 , 5 >FL$" Working . . . "FL$
80 H=BGET#F: IF H=10 THEN 120
85 IF HO 13 THEN 90 ELSE BPUTttG ,10: GOTO 100
90 BPUT#G,H
100 IF EOF#F THEN CLOSEttO : PRINTCHR$( 7 ) ; :G0T0 30 ELSE 80
120 PRINT CHR$(7)TAB( 14,5>B$"This file ALREADY has at least one LF=CHR$(10) in
it"B$:CLO3E#0:END
10 *NAME CRLF
15 REM Modification of Z88 ADDLF Utility
18 REM Produces PC compatible ascii file - CR and LF on end of each line.
20 B$=CHR$< 1 )+"B" :FL$=CHR$( 1 >+"F"
30 CLS: PRINT TAB( 31 , 0 )B$"Z88 CRLF Utility"B$
40 PRINT TAB( 18, 2) "File to process < ENTER to end./: ";: INPUTFS
50 IF F$="" THEN CLS : END ELSE PRINT TAB(18,3)" Output File
: ";:INPUTG$
60 F=0PEN I N < F$ ) : GOPENOUT ( 6$ )
70 PRINT TAB( 35 , 5 )FL$"Working . . . "FL$
80 H=BGET#F : IF H=10 THEN 120
85 IF HO 13 THEN 90 ELSE BPUTtfG ,13: BPUTttG ,10: GOTO 100
90 BPUT#G,H
100 IF EOFttF THEN CLOSEttO : PRINTCHRS< 7 ) ; :GOTO 30 ELSE 80
120 PRINT CHR$(7)TAB(14,5)B$"This file ALREADY has at least one LF=CHR$(10\ in
it"B$:CLOSE»0:END
1 9
A Few Z88 CLI Applications
Here are a few applications for the Z88 CLI. The CLI is a built-in
Macro Language. It is similar to Macros on other machines. You can
program the CLI's or you can open a file and all your keystrokes are
saved. When you execute the file it appears that the commands are typed
on the keyboard VERY rapidly.
This file sets the baud rate on the Z88:
9600. cli
~As~Un~U~ U960 0~U960 0~E
Substitute whatever- Baud Rate you need, such as 1200 , 240 0 etc....
When you select files on the Z88 you must type the full file name
unless you have already selected the Device /Directory . There are two
defaults to select on the Z88. One default is in the Filer and the
other is in the Panel. This CLI sets both defaults for you. So after
you execute this file you only have to type the. file name that you want
to use .
2. cli
'wU~E~R~R~R~R'wR~R~X2~E~As'wD~D'"D~R~R~R~R~R~R~X2~E
Substitute 1 and 0 for the 2 in the file. Put 1 and O.cli m :RAM.2.
Put 0 and 2. cli in :RAM.l. Put 1 and 2. cli in :RAM.0. Just Execute the
files to set the default for one of the other devices.
Here are a few useful CLI files if you use a modem on the Z88. When
you are online with the Z88 and you want to save the incoming text from
the Modem, press the tl (Square) key, the + key and the S key.
Everything that appears on the screen is saved into a file called
: RAM. -/S. SON. When you want to end the text that is saved press [3-8.
Now execute the following CLI file, (s.cli) It will copy the file to
,*RAM.l and to Pipedream. It will also erase the original :RAM.- file.
It Is important that all : RAM . - files are erased as soon as you use
them. There is a bug in Version (2.2/3.0) of the OZ operating system.
If you have a :RAM.- file present and _you do a soft reset it tends to
screw-up the computer. You can have'alL sorts of strange problems! So
it is best to delete any :RAM.- files as soon as you are finished with
them .
s.cli
~A-S ! 8V~R~R~R~R~R~R~X-~E~R~E~L ! CO : RAM . 1 / s . txt~E~E~R~E~L ! ER~E
! SV~R~R~R~R~R~R~Xi~E #P ! FLs . txt~E ! W80~Dya~E
And lastly here is a CLI file to delete that : RAM . - file so that you
wont have any weird problems,
e .cl l
#F!ER:RAM.-/*~EN~Ei [
Type the files in Pipedream and save as piam text then Execute from
the Filer'
-The £n<j Mill By Dave Bennett
20
A program to make spreadsheets easier
For those occasional times
when you run across a neat
spreadsheet that is listed in a
book or magazine in some-
thing like the format below,
this program will make your
life easier.
A1 "This is a spreadsheet"
D56 (A2+A4)/.34
and so on.
Just type it in and save it.
Change the occurrences of
CHR$(32) to a space with a
Names & numbers
Macro Systems
Salt Lake City UT
(801) 575-8855
Fax: (801) 364-6050
Sharp's Inc.
Box 326
Mechanicsville VA
(804) 730-9697
Fax:(804)746-1978
quote on both sides of it.
When running, type careful-
ly and follow instructions.
This program is not flaw-
less and it's offered as a start-
ing point
Good luck!
Z88 TENNIES
1 CLS: PRINT "SPREADSHEETER C.1WOC. Clear":' LI-'":
NUM.1 :#NAME SSer
2 PRINT: INPUT 'Destination File '*; FILES: IF FJLE$-'M: VDU7:
,GOTO 2: ELSE: DS% - OPENOUT(FILE$): PRINT#DS%, "#P"
3 PRINT: PRINT "Begin entry. Type END when done.": PRINT
EXAMPLES: AA1 7 ."'This Is a string."" D56 D55+E55 , /G
16 <— Width of COL Q to 16"
4 PRINT "Source Une #"; NUM;: INPUT L$: NUM-NUM.+1 : IF IN-
STR(L$,CHR$(32))«0 AND L$ <> "END" AND L$ <> "": VDU7:
NUM-NUM-1 : PRINT "MUST HAVE A SPACE!": GOTO 4 ,
5 IF L$ <> "END" AND L$ <> "": GOTO 7: ELSE: CLS: PRINT "NOTE:
Most typing errors will be detected by this program or by
PIpeDftam.": CLOSE#DS%
6 PRINT TAB(5,2); "To make use of what you've just done:";
TAB(8,3); "1. Be running only ONE copy of PipeDreamM;
TAB(8,4);*2. Add enough rows and columns to allow fa spread-
sheet you entered": TAB(8,5); "3. Go to the Filer and Execute the
CLI file": END
7 IF 1NSTR(L$,T) • 1: C$ • MID$(L$, 2, INSTR(L$,CHR$(32))-2):
W$ - RIGHT${L$, LEN(L$) - INSTR(L$,CHR$(32))+1); L$."|W +
W$ + "~DY" + C$ + "~E": GOTO 1 0
8 IF INSTR(L$, CHR$(34)) <> INSTR(L$, CHR$(32) ) + 1: S$ «
LEFT$(L$, INSTR(L$tCHR$(32))-1): C$«RIGHT$(L$, LEN(L$) -
INSTR(L$,CHR$(32))):L$«'|CGS" + S$ + "-EM + "|X" + C$ + "~E":
GOTO 10
9 IF INSTR(L$, CHR$(34)) - INSTR(L$, CHR$(32)) ♦ 1: S$ -
LEFT$<L$t INSTR(L$,CHR$(32))-1): C$ - RIGHT$(L$, LEN(L$) •
INSTR (L$,CHR$(32))-1): IF INSTR(C$, CHR$(34)) - 0: VDU7:
PRINT "MISSING A QUOTE": NUM-NUM-1: GOTO 4: ELSE:
C$.LEFT$(C$, LEN(C$) - 1): L$« "|CGS" + S$ ♦ "~EM + C$:
GOTO 10
10 PRINT#DS%, L$: GOTO 4
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21
REQUESTS FROM UPDATE SUBSCRIBERS by Frank Davis
We have had a few requests over the last year of things that
our readers would like to see covered in our pages. As I have
neither the time or expertise to write for all of them, I am
throwing them out to the general readership and vendors to come
up with some material on these subjects-
Harry Spencer, Jr of Huntsville Alabama, would like to see
us have some articles on Forth as a programming language on the
Sinclair line of computers. He also requests that we not make
the print too small, so that he can read it.
Howard Chegwidden of Dover, New Jersey, asked for more issue
disks for the Aerco FD-68. He also asks if when we do list a
TS2068 program for typing in, that we please list what changes
are necessary, line by line, to get it to run on the FD-68. We
have brought back one Aerco disk in this issue if you check the
back pages. Next issue we will be bringing back at least one
other one, plus some FD-68 listings.
Carl Rink of Sunnyvale, California, would like to see any
suggestions for emulation of MSDOS programs on the TS2068
format and is using Larken. I do believe that in the User Group
library of the Toronto Sinclair Club they have a program to read
MSDOS disks on the Larken. He would like any suggestions from
people who want to work on an emulator for this. I notice that
he uses an Olivetti Inkjet printer, so he may be interested in
our new issue disk for CAD which is available with an Olivetti
CAD version driver. This printer is excellent for graphics and
printed circuit board work.
Eliad P. Wannum has reminded me to tell all of you QL users
out there to occasionally take out all of your microdrive
cartridges and either load them a few times or do a few DIRs on
them, even if they are archival or not used very much. If
allowed to sit too long without the tape moving, then the tape
inside will start to stick together and that mdv cartridge is
lost, along with all data on it. Also, do not store them in an
overly warm place, as well as keeping both mdv cartridges and
disks out of direct sunlight. The ultra violet light tends to
break down all plastics over time. Store in the dark or covered.
Does any one out- there know if Z88 FAX NEWS is still
publishing? How about any other Z88 newsletters or magazines?
Also, several of our readers want to know on what BBS or data
services they can find sections or boards dealing with the Z88.
Last of all, where do you send a "Z88 to get it repaired? It
appears that Mark Stuber is still advertising the Z88 for sale
in ads in Computer Shopper. Macro Systems is still selling Z88s.
Anyone else?
CONNECT A COMPOSITE TTL MONITOR TO A TS1000/QL
by Jim Harrell
I have included a schematic of a circuit I built to connect
a composite monochrome signal (TS1000/0L) to a TTL input
monitor. The circuit strips the sync pulses and then separates
the horizontal (H) and vertical (V), and generates the (H)
horizontal pulses while the (V) is active. Most TTL monitors
require continuous (H) horizontal pulses to provide a signal to
generate the high voltage to the CRT (cathode ray tube). The
TS1000 stops sending (H) pulses while the (V) pulses are active.
The circuit provides the inverse of the H & V signals too. Some
TTL monitors need them to be inverted from what the TS1000 or QL
provides. For any assistance on this you may send a SASE to Jim
at 3545 S. Dupont Ave. '# 2 , MPLS, MN 55408-4022. Jim promises
soon to give us an article on repairing QL microdrive units.
COMPUTER MEANDERING by E.P.Wannurn
I am back again to share with you both those things I have
found out about Sinclair computers and those questions I still
have unanswered. These thoughts are not particularly ordered,
but that is why I call them meanderings.
First of all a tip for those who are fairly new to the QL
and who have heard other users talking about what ROM version
they are using. Did you ever get curious at that time as to
"which version do I have?" How to find out? Fire up your
computer and type in the following: PRINT VER$, and then hit the
enter key. In the upper left hand corner of the screen you
should see something like: AH, JM , JS, JSU , MG , MGUK , or MGUS,
etc. Now ask your favorite QL guru just what that means. These
are all different versions of the operating system and built in
Super Basic for your computer.
Now I am going to alternate with a question. I recently
got together with Frank Davis and he showed me some used Schoen
keyboards- that were meant to replace membrane and keys used on
the QL. These are a few years old, and need some minor repair to
the connectors. What he did not have was instructions or any
data sheets on them. Anyone out there who has this information
or other data on them please contact us or send us a copy so
we can get them up and running.
I have a similar request on the ABC MEGA RAM board. Both
Paul Holmgren and I have one each already installed in computers'
that appear to be working, but not accessing the extra RAM. L
have been told that the command RAMEX will access the extra
memory. I still need to know information as to how this
partitioned up and how to add the 'other two possible megs of
memory. You probably guessed we have no docs for these also.
Here's a tip for those of you that have and use Tony Tebby ' s
Super Toolkit II. After initializing TK II, and you have a disk
that is full of files, here is a useful trick to limit the
amount of files you need to check when you do a DIR (the command
used to get a listing of files on a disk). For example you only
want to know about DOC files on the disk, so type in WDIR
flpl__DOC, and it will list out only those files ending in the
DOC suffix. The same goes for ABA, etc. I have found this does
not work on my Gold Card version of TK II, so perhaps there has
been a change somewhere along the way. I will let you know more
on this if I find out. The ROM version on my Gold Card is 2.25,
so perhaps this is just another bug in it. One thing I' have
noticed in it that I consider a bug is it's disregard of 360K
disk drives. It will not format disks on them as 360K (720
sectors). It tries to format them as 720K disks and falselyt
tells you that you have 1440 sectors. You will have problems i,f
you try to use this disk. This also creates read/write problems
when trying to use the standard 360K disks while using PC
Conqueror or Solution or the CPM emulators on the QL. I wrote to
Miracle about this and hope for a new ROM soon. 720, 1.4 and 3.2
drives seem to have no problem with this ROM version on the Gold
Card.
While on the subject of Toolkit II, did all of you know that
with TKII you can overwrite existing files, and are politely
asked if you wish to do so? When you do not have this utility
and are just in Super Basic, you are told you can not overwrite
the existing file. This makes TKII very handy for updating
existing files.
Miracle Systems has been shipping the 3.2 drives to work
with their Gold Card and have sort of promised to have their new
VGA Graphics card out for the QL later this year. Besides 256
colors it will also have a parallel port and a true serial port
for the QL. The QL is not dead!
NEW COMMANDS EFFECTIVE WITH JLO SAFE V2.6
The following commands have been added to JLO SAFE V2.6. All previous commands are
still available with no changes:
1) CAT /n This new command will change the way JLO SAFE performs a CATalog. The
command is similar to DIR W on an MSDOS computer. Argument n must be in the range
0-255 or number out of range error. Default CAT /n value of zero sets SAFE to perform
a normal CATalog as it has always done in previous versions. A value of n greater
than zero specifies the number of columns for SAFE to perform an abbreviated wide
CATalog listing. Each column of this abbreviated catalog requires 16 character
positions. Thus, you can get 1 or 2 columns on the screen in 32 column mode or 1-4
columns on the screen in 64 column mode. If output is sent to the printer via opening
channel //2 to the Oliger printer port, you can print as many columns as your printer
can handle (or you desire). Once an argument other than zero is used in this command,
the computer will remember the number of columns requested and perform wide CATs at
this setting on future uses of CAT and CAT /. To return SAFE to its normal CATalog
mode, perform a CAT /n with an argument of zero. EG: CAT /2 CAT /0 CAT /cols
2) RUN /"FN" CODE This command will load a BYTES machine code file into the B Bank
buffer at location 3800H, and CALL it. Exactly 17 60 (06E0H) bytes will always be
loaded to this location. If the actual file is shorter, additional bytes will be
whatever is physically on the disk following the file. If file is longer than 1760
bytes it will be truncated. At the time of calling the machine code, Basic's pointers
will point just past the CODE token following the filename. In this way, the machine
code loaded at 3800H can further interpret the line to perform as desired. After the
CALL, all bytes will be skipped by SAFE until an end of statement marker (CR or ':')
is found. In this way, SAFE itself could be expanded further or machine code can
easily be run without use of home ram or the hassle of where to load & how to access.
Bear in mind when writing machine code to be run in this way, that the SAFE B Bank
WILL be turned on at time of calling your code. Access to the normal Basic rom must
be made using SAFE'S RST 20H call ran function. Example programs demonstrating how
this is accomplished is included on a separate sheet. EG: RUN /"B1UESCR$,,C0DE RUN
/"My way"C0DE 1234567890
3) GOSUB / This command does exactly what RUN /"FN"C0DE above does, but skips the
actual loading of the machine code. It is used to reCALL machine code previously
loaded via RUN /"FN" CODE. If the RUN / command has not been executed since power-up,
the report "FILE NOT FOUND" will be returned. Again, further arguments can be added
to the line and SAFE will skip them after the call and at syntax check time. Your
machine code will NOT be called except at run time. EG: GOSUB / GOSUB / "I will
need this text for my machine code"
4) The British pound sign has been made a single character "wild card" that will
match any other character.
5) An attempt was made to park the drive's head on track 1 instead of track zero as
SAFE use to leave it. Hopefully, this will result in making the system less likely to
corrupt the very important track zero CAT entrys and disk information areas, at the
expense of making the system more likely to corrupt your first file. Of course, the
corruption should very rarely ever occur in the first place, but I felt it wise to at
least attempt to leave the drive "parked" NOT over the CAT entrys when S,AFE gives up
control of the computer.
Although items #2 & #3 are geared towards the more technically oriented user, I
feel their availability will benefit the non-technical user via RUN / & GOSUB /•
subroutines developed by the more advanced users for use by all. Update magazine
would be a good place for this kind of exchange to take place. If you come up with
something interesting, send it to Frank Davis at Update and share it with us all.
Thanks, -John Oliger
2 5
This little routine will take the text starting at variable
TEXTBEG and send it to the screen. This routine is intended to
be used with the Oliger SAFE DOS RUN /"FN" and GOSUB /
commands. End of text is marked with a 00 character.
3800 S$WRITE
380C SPEC
381A SPEC 2
3821 SENDL00P
ORG 3800
All RUN/GOSUBS must start at location 3800H
START 2000
Rom will start at 2000H
LD DE , 0DAF
Spectrum clear screen routine
LD A,(378A)
Get Timex/ Spectrum flag
AND A
Test flag
JR NZ,SPEC 380C
Jump if Spectrum rom
LD DE,08EA
Timex CLS routine
PUSH DE
Address to call onto stack
RST 20H
Clear the screen
LD DE.1601
Spectrum open channel //A routine
LD A,(378A)
Get Timex/Spectrum flag
AND A
Test flag
JR NZ,SPEC2 381 A
Jump if Spectrum rom
LD DE,1230
Timex open channel routine
PUSH DE
Call address to stack
LD A, 02
Set for channel //2~
RST 20H
Open channel ill
LD HL, TEXTBEG
Point to start of text
LD A, (HL)
Get character
AND A
Test character
RET Z
Done if CHR$ 0
INC HL
Bump
PUSH HL
Save pointer
LD HL,0010
Point to Basic's print chr A routine
PUSH HL
Call address to stack
RST 20H
Print the character
POP HL
Retrieve pointer
JR SENDLOOP 3821
Loop to send next character
Start of text
382E TEXTBEG
to print
DB
DB
DB
DB
DB
DB
DB
DB
DB 00
'This text is being generated by a machine language routine'
'being- accessed .and run by the JL0 SAFE RUN / command.'
'This is- just a little demo of something that "can- be'
'accomplished via use of this command.'
'It is hoped that really innovative uses are made of this new'
'command, and that those who DO come up with some good uses send'
'me and perhaps UPDATE MAGAZINE a copy for others to benefit!'
'Best of luck & have fun, -John Oliger'
Z80 CODE FROM
.3800 TO .39D5
ERRORS = 0
BYTES ASSEMBLED = 01D6
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SPECTERM-64 (TS-4 . 1 ) or. tape ........... .$ 12 .50 + S&H
SPECTERM-64 (ZX-4.1) on tape! W W W W W .$12.50 I l&H
SPECTERM-64 (TS-4.1) AERCO, JLO , Larken ,$12 .50 + S&H
MAX -COM Term /BBS SW ( LKDOS v 3) I ...... . .$25.00 + S&H
PTX-FX ( screen $ manipulator.) on tape .... $ 1 5 . 00 + S&H
Loader V ( Mterm 2 Enhancer) . .... .$1 2 .50 + s&H
PC-Draw ( ver 3 .0) on tape .............. .$12 .50 + S&H
C 0 L 0R2GRE Y ( c o n v e r t c o 1 o r t o ere y s c: ale) .$12.50 + S & H
**A11 sot tware on this list S&H ~ $3.50 each with a $5.00
m i n i mum per order .
CP/M (2 .2/3 .0.) & DOS Software (new) ..... .
WordStar 3 . 3 ( for CP/M-80, 3" disk.) ........... .$20.00 + S&H
WordStar 3.3 (for CP/M-80, 5.25" disk ) . ....... .$20 .00 + S&H
Turbo Pascal 3 .05 A (for CP/M or DOS ) . ......... $60 . 00 + S&H
MIX C Compiler (for CP/M 2.2. 5.25" disk) $20.00 + S&H
MIX C Compiler ( for MS /PC -DOS , 5.25" 360K )..... $20 . 00 + S&H
g?t-h MIX C Compilers (CP/M and DOS , 1 mar.ua 1 ).. $25 .00 + S&H
MIX Editor (for CP/M 2.2, 5.25" disk)... ,.$20 00 + S&H
MIX Editor (for MS/PC-DOs, 5.25" 360K) ........ .$20 .00 + S&H
Both MIX Editors (CP/M and DOS, 1 manual )..... .$25 .00 + S&H
MIX Ct race Animated Debugger (DOS only) .,,$20.00 f V=;&H
UNIFORM (for CP/M or DOST" $69.00 + S&H
**A11 software on this list S&H = $5.00
^2TE L • , See - £p*»P}ete .listing of CP/M software available on the
''■B\ A 1 te OT ihi- <*N,»ews menu (or sen..! SASE w/ 52 cents postage
and $1 .00 for a hardcopy). te "
r°I,^; <New =CP/M software available on any UNIFORM supported
5.25" disk tor mat. ,
**Tirr.ex /SINCLAIR Hardware. ......
T/S2068 Used/Tested, CPU/Kybd on 1 / $60 .00 + $6.50 r&h
r/S20b8 Tested w/CPU, Manual, PS, Cables . .$75 .00 + $8.50 S&H
T/S1500 Tested w/CPU , Manual, PS, Cables , . $40 .00 + $7.50 S&H
l^im<d Jested w/CPU , Manual, PS, Cables . .$25 .00 + $6.50 S&H
I /S2040 Printer w/ 1 roll paper .......... .$30.00 + $5.00 s&H
J<?1^1§ 16K rampack ............... ... .$12 .50 + $3.50 S&H
J Power Supply Only (Used/Tested) .. .$12 .50 + $3.50 S&H
NOTE: Hi i T/s hardware is subject to availability.
**T/S2068 Disk Drive Interface
J L 0 E x p a n s i o n B o a r d ....
Bare Board .............. . ......... .$15 .00\
Board wi th Parts .......... . .$44 .00 > + S&H
Assembled and Tested. ............. .$55 .00/
JLO Disk System Board 'A' .... .
Bare Board «»«.«.«•«».».....«...,., .$5 R 00 \
Board with Par is .................. L$56 .00 > + S&H
Assembled and Tested. .$67 .00/
JLO Dish System Board »B' with JLO SAFE Disk Basic Eprom . .
Bare Board • .$27 .00\
Board wi th Parts ................. . .$46 .00 > + S&H
Assembled and Tested .$64.00/
■JLO Disk 'Combo* Assembled and Tested.,..
Boards A and B ................... , $128 .00\
Boards A , B , and Expansion ........ $178 .00 > + S&H
E d G r ey En te r prises f Pr ire Lis t t a 1 J / W .1 n 1 e r ' 3 J
Boards A , B , Expan . , and cable . . - .$1 30 .00/
J i () pa r a 1 3 e 1 ( C en t r on ics) P r i n te r Po r t . - . .
Bare Board $12 .00 \
Board wi th Parts .$20 .00 > + S&H
Assembled and Tested $31 .00 /
C en t r on ics Cab 1 e f o r P r i n t-e r Po r t . . $ 1 5 - 00 /
TLO 2088/Spec trum Joysti c k Port ...........
Bare Board * .$1 1 ,00\
Board with Parts... $17.00 > + S&H
Assembled and Tested .............. .$22 .00/
NOTE : The TLO Printer Port and Joystick Port are available
with gold edge traces for an additional $3.00 per card. For
ANY JLO product, or combination of products, in the 4S
contiguous states,, the S&H = $5.00.
♦♦Other T/S Spec i f ic Hardware ..........
AERCO Parallel Centronics Printer I/F $59.95 + $3.50 S&H
Z-SI/O Card Assembly Instructions w/2050 . . .$7 .50 + $3.50 S&H
2050 Modem Cards (new, untested) ...8/$ 12. 00 + $5,00 S&H
**T/S Spec if ic Sof tware and Books .......
T/S2068 Software (used, tested):
Horace and the Spiders Flight Simulator
Horace 6oes Skiing Gulpman
Hungry Horace Graf ist
VU-oD _ Spelling 1
Circuit Board Scrabble Wordcross
Penetrator " Casino 1
Androids Guardian
Keyboard Tutorial, Turtle Graphics, Home Acct. (1 tape)
T/S1000 Software (used, tested):
Checkbook Manager Automobile Analyzer
Home Improvement Planner Hot Z ( T/S 1000)
The Organizer . Ledger /Journal
Inven tory Acct. I nvo ice Con t ro 3
NOTE: All of .the above software titles are priced at $5.00 each
or any 6 for $25.00. S&H is $3.50 for first cassette plus 75
cents for each additional title. All titles are subject to
availability, give alternate choices if possible. NOTE: Some
tit 1 es a re .m issmg do c umen t a t i on . . .
Time* /SINCLAIR Books:
T / S2068 Beg i n n e r /In te r med iate Guide • . .
T/S206S Intermediate/Advanced Guide .....
........... .both of the above books .
nun c her s * The U 1 1 i m a te T / S Ga me s Book ...
Vu -Ca 1 c and _Vu-Fi le , «e 1 1 i n g Se r i ous w / T-
TantaLizing Games for T/S2000 series ......
Profile 20b8 Manual
Sinclair SPECTRUM Manua 1 (new)
ZX Spectrum User's Handbook
QL Computing by Ian Sinclair (new)
The Hacker* s Handbook (new, not T/S spec i
Programming Your TS1000 in BASIC .........
Timex /SINCLAIR 1000 : Ast ronomy ...........
GOSUBS: 100 Subroutines in T/S BASIC.....
Byte in g Deeper Into Your T /SI 000 .........
T/S20S8 User Manual
T /SI 500 User Manual ......................
T/S 1000 User Manual ......................
NOTE: Unless otherwise indicated, all of the above books are
used but in good condition. Used books are approximately 1/2
the original price (when I could tell.) S&H charges, for these
books. are $3 . 50 for first book plus $1 .25 each additional
boot ./ Minimum S&H r $5.00
A d d 1 1 1 o n a 1 H ardwa r e :
RS-232 Ribbon Cable 60" ................ .$1 2 .50 ~t- $3.50 S&H
Dual Disk Drive Cable .30" . $12.50 + $3.50 S&H
Dual Disk Drive Cable 42" .............. .$3 5 .50 + $3 .50 S&H
Call for prices on ANY other computer cables ..........
S&H
, .$5.00
+
S&H
, .$8.50
+
S&H
+
S&H
. .$9.00
+
S&H
S&H
+
•S&H
$10 .00
+
S&H
S&H
+
S&H
.$6.00
+
S&H
.$5 .00
+
S&H
.$4 .50
+
S&H
.$4.50
+
S&H
.$6.50
+
S&H
.$6 .00
+
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+
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S&H
MEGHAN I C A L, AFFINITY CATALOG
The following are now available from Mechanical Affinity for
your Sinclair home or business computer. Most items listed are
available in quantity. Orders may be placed by check or money
order to either Paul Holmgren , 5231 Wilton Wood Ct . , Indianapolis'
In, 46254 317-291-6002 , or to Frank Davis, 513 East
Main St., Peru, In 46970 317-473-8031. Do not make the check
out to Mechanical Affinity.
All funds are in U.S. dollars, and include postage paid
except where noted to include additional packing and insurance.
BOOKS
SYNCWARE NEWS Vol. 1 $8 All volume 1 issues bound in one book
TOURING THE TS2068 ROM OPERATING SYSTEM by WIDJUP $12
QL TECHNICAL GUIDE $15
QL SERVICE MANUAL $12
Replacement or backup power supply for the QL , no serious user
should be without one. Available for only $15.
Micro Drive Cartridges 4 for $15
MDV labels, 3 sheets for $1.25. For the QL.
QL replacement membranes for keyboard $15.
Disk Drives, half height 3 1/2 and 5 1/4. Order from Paul at $55
CP for 3 1/2 or 5 1/4, or $165 for dual 3 1/2's w/ case & power.
Panasonic KX-3131 Daisy Wheel Printer, with extra ribbons and
print wheels for $115, includes P. & H. Parallel Interface.
Towa Daisy Wheel Printer with extra ribbons and print wheels,
parallel interface, QUME compatible for ribbons and print
wheels. For only $115, includes P. & H.
5 1/4" 360K or 729K disks with Tyvek sleeves-- 100 for $18.00
IBM Keyboards, 101 keys PC-AT types, for $15 each.
LOTUS 1-2-3, new never used fullpackage with registration papers
for only $75. For IBM or Compatible or QL IBM Emulator.
Commodore 1520 Color Plotter Printer with John McMichael Board
that allows this to be used on TS2068 with Oliger
motherboard. Includes software, all for only $100.
Rotronics Wafadrive, two 128K stringy floppy drives, parallel
and serial printer ports, Spectrum mode only, for $90.
NEW
GOLD CARD FOR THE QL. THIS ALLOWS YOU TO HAVE 2 MEG OF MEMORY,
16 MEGAHERTZ SPEED, upto 4 times the present speed of your QL,
AND USE UPTO THREE DRIVES INCLUDING THE 1.4 AND NEW 3.2 M£G
DRIVES. HAS FULL TK2 AND EVEN INCLUDES THE CODE FOR OPERATING A1
WINCHESTER HARD DRIVE (hard drive interface and hard drive not
included). All of this for only $500 plus $10 for insurance and
handling. We take care of any import duty. Prepayment and please
allow extra time for shipping. 1
Full Trump Card, with TK2 , and capable of 2 drives, giving you a
full memory of 896K . All for only $225, insured.
Add on for QL Trump Card to allow you to use upto 4 drives and
latest operating system upgrade for only $40.
NEW FOR THE Z88 !
Soft carrying case for the Z88. Protect your notebook sized
computer from accidents and the elements. This case is also
handy for those with the Laser PC3 , Compumate 3 or PC4 . $10
QL SOLITAIRE
A. REVIEW
by Peter Hale
Games are not my forte, but I had seen
the game of Solitaire on a friend's
PC-Clone under Windows 3.0 and my
father used pass cloudy afternoons in
the summer playing the game with real
cards.
So I bought a copy of version 1.0 for
the QL from Sharp's for $19.95. It was
entertaining but lacked the addiction of
one variable offered on Windows - the
option to play by Las Vegas gambling
rules. This option is now available in
version 2.01.
The game many know as Solitaire is
just one of a number of solo card
games and is actually called Canfield or
Klondike. The deck is layed out in
seven columns. The first column has
one face up card; the second has one
faceup and one face down, and so on
through to the seventh column. The
rest of the deck is placed face down.
The object is to move aces to the
foundation and then build the suites
through to kings.
Points are given for various achieve-
ments - 10 points for playing a card
from the deck to the layout, 20 for
exposing a face down card in the layout
and 40 for playing a card to the
foundation.
To play, select whether to turn the
cards over three at a time or one at a
time. If you choose the latter, the easy
way, the points are halved.
On screen in white-on-green are the
key codes for effecting the moves.
Press D to move a card from the deck
and an arrow lights under the deck.
Press the number of the column to
which you want to play it; F to play to
the foundation; V to view the next card
or cards in the deck.
A card can be played to the foundation
only if there is already a card in the
same suite one number lower. To play
to the layout, there must be an exposed
card one number higher and of the
opposite color.
Cards can be moved from column to
column to expose face down cards or
from a column to the foundation.
The program keeps score. If you reach
an impasse, press Q to Quit the
particular game. If your score qualifies
you, you may enter your name on the
high score table. You can play again
as often as you like.
Version 2.01 now has Las
Vegas rules as well. In Vegas or other
gambling houses you 'buy' the deck for
$52. For each card that you play to
the foundation, you get back $5. The
program stores a running tally of your
losses and gains between sessions.
It is a particularly addictive form of
playing. Some would have you believe
that the current recession is tied to
the release of Windows 3.0 and the
preoccupation of gamblers in the
workplace. I will let you decide.
Version 2.01 runs on an unexpanded QL
with any ROM. A TV does not do
justice to the very sharp graphics of
the card faces, but it works. As with
Windows 3.0 version, QL Solitaire multi-
tasks.
It is from Softshoe Software and is
compiled with Q-Lfberator. It comes with
a short instruction manual and is
available on a choice of disks for $19.95
ppd (plus $4.00 for micro-cartridge)
from EMSoft, P.O. Box 8763, BOSTON MA
02114-0037.
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SORTED DIRECTORIES
Bob Hartung, 2416 N. County Line Rd. E. , Huntertown, IN 46748
There are times when it is desirable
to have files saved in an alphabetic
order for greater ease in accessing them,
or simply for cosmetic reasons. This is
made possible by the following listing,
which is an adaptation of the LPRINT0_O
program I gave in the 1/91 UPDATE issue
(p. 31).
Because some parts of the original
listing have been revised and renumbered,
it may be easier to enter DIRdatCOPY from
scratch rather than trying to add it to
the old one. Both programs will be in-
cluded on my QL ISSUE DISK if purchased
from UPDATE after 1/15/92. Earlier ver-
sions of either my QL or TS2068 Oliger
ISSUE DISK will be updated for $2.00 P &
H each if you will send me (not UPDATE)
a 5 1/4" 80-track copy of your original.
To use DIRdatCOPY, key 1 to transfer
directory data from the selected source
drive to a RAMI file. Key 2 to re-order
the DIR data and re-save it to RAMI. Key
3 to copy sorted files from drive 1 to
drive 2. Key 5 to access the LPRINT0_O
routine for printing out ASCII files or
listings with selected column length,
width, and left margin. Key 7 to view
the contents of the DIR data file in
RAMI. If you do not have RAM_disk' or
TK2, change the listing as noted in
REMarks. Change 0PEN._0VER to 0PEN_NEW.
DIRdatCOPY
10 REMark For microdrives change lines 2
0, 50, 60 from flp to radv and all RAMI r
eferences to mdvl
20 FLPJJSE flp: TK2_EXT: MODE 4: WTV
30 INPUT 'Enter YOUR printer codes in pr
ompt'V or delete lines 30-40 if not nee
ded'W'For CPI: P=10 M=12 Panel-set Cond
ns/Draft '\'Key ENTER to skip printer-set
*\cpi$: IF cpi$=MM THEN GO TO 50
40 OPEN #7,ser1: PRINT #7 ,CHR$(27) ;cpi$:
CLOSE #7: CLS
50 CLS: CLS #0: INPUT #0;'Data source dr
ive #';drv$: cmd$='flp' & drv$ & '_'
60 CLS: CLS #0: PRINT 'Source drive is '
;(drv$)\\*0 - QUIT»\'1 - Load DIR into R
AM1'\'2 - Re-order DIR in RAMI 'V 3 - COP
Y sorted files from flp1_ TO flp2_'\f4 -
RAMI DIR data print-out ' \ ' 5 - Listing o
r ASCII file print-outs ' \ ' 6 - Reset data
3 1
source drive 'V 7 - View RAMI DIR data'
70 mu=CODE(INKEY$): IF mu=0 THEN GO TO 7
0
80 mu=mu-48: IF mu='0' THEN STOP
90 IF mu=1 THEN GO TO 550
100 IF mu=2 THEN GO TO 600
110 IF mu=3 THEN GO TO 860
120 IF mu=4 THEN y$=M": GO TO 2|0
130 IF mu=5 THEN GO TO 190
140 IF mu=6 THEN GO TO 50
150 IF mu=7 THEN CLS: VIEW RAM1_dirdat:
INPUT #0;'Key ENTER for menu ';cpi$
160 REMark If TK2 or RAMdisk is not avai
lable, use the lines following this REMa
rk and 170 REMark : 150 IF mu=7 THEN CL
S: 0PEN_IN #7,flp1._dirdat
170 REMark : 170 IF E0F(#7) THEN CLOSE #
7: PRINT #0;'ANY KEY FOR MENU': PAUSE: G
0 TO 60: ELSE INPUT #7,P$: PRINT P$: PAU
SE 100: GO TO 170
180 GO TO 60
190 PRINT #0;'Key F5 TO SCROLL TK2 DIREC
TORY': DIR cmd$
200 INPUT #0; 'File name for print-out:
' ;y$: cmd$=cmd$ & y$
210 INPUT #0;'Use cross-slash 0 y/n? ';c
z$
220 CLS #0: curln=0: remln=0: REMark cur
rent line; remaining line
230 IF mu=4 THEN 0PEN_IN #8 ,RAM1_dirdat :
GO TO 250
240 OPENJN #8,cmd$
250 OPEN #7,ser1
260 CLS: INPUT 'Enter zero <to cancel ';(
y$)\\'No. lines this page-column: ';line
s: IF lines=0 THEN CLOSE #7: CLOSE' #8: G
0 TO 50: END IF
270 INPUT "Columns per line: ";col
280 INPUT 'Left-margin setting: ';lm: lm
=lm-1: lm$=": lra$=lm$ & FILL$(' ',1m)
290 INPUT 'Key ENTER to skip title-print
any chr to print ';t$: IF t$ <>''
THEN tl$=": tl$=tl$ & FILL$(' ',INT(col
/2+lm)-INT(LEN(y$)/2)): PRINT #7,tl$;y$\
: PRINT #7\: END IF
300 REMark EPSON translation of cross-sl
ash character for zero
310 LET zr$=CHR$(27) & 'R' & CHR$(4) & C
HR$(92) & CHR$(27) & *R' & CHR$(0)
320 cnt=0: IF t$<>' 'THEN cnt=2: END IF :
REMark count print-lines
330 IF remln<>0 THEN cnt=cnt+curln-remln
? GO TO 480
340 IF E0F(#8) THEN CLOSE #7: CLOSE #8:
GO TO 50: END IF
350 IF cnt>=lines THEN GO TO 260: END IF
360 INPUT #8,p$: IF LEN(p$)=0 THEN p$='
370 lp=LEN(p$)
380 IF p$(lp)=' ' THEN lp=lp-1: END IF
390 IF cz$==V AND lp<=col THEN cnt=cnt
+1: PRINT #7,lm$;: FOR x=1 TO LEN(p$): I
F p$(x)='0' THEN PRINT #7,zr$;: NEXT x:
PRINT #7: ELSE PRINT #7,p$(x);: END FOR
x: PRINT #7: END IF : END IF
400 IF cz$=='n' AND lp<=col THEN cnt=cnt
+1: PRINT #7,lm$;p$(1 TO lp)
410 IF lp<=col THEN GO TO 340
420 curln=INT(lp/col)
430 DIM lin$(curln,col)
440 FOR n=0 TO curln
450 LET clp=col*n+1: IF clp>lp THEN LET
clp=Ip
460 lin$(n,1 TO col)=p$(clp TO lp)
470 END FOR n
480 FOR k=remln TO curln
490 IF cz$==V THEN PRINT #7,lm$;: FOR
x=1 TO col: IF lin$(k,x)='0' THEN PRINT
#7,zr$;: NEXT x: PRINT #7: ELSE PRINT #7
,lin$(k,x);: END FOR x: PRINT #7: END IF
: END IF
500 IF cz$==*n' THEN PRINT #7tln$;lin$(k
, 1 TO col)
510 cnt=cnt+1: IF cnt>=.lines THEN remln=
k+1: IF remln>curln THEN remln=0: END IF
: GO TO 260: END IF
520 END FOR k
530 remln=0
540 GO TO 340
550 REMark DIR data to RAM1_.
560 OPEN_OVER #5,RAM1_dirdat
570 DIR #5,cmd$
580 CLOSE #5
590 GO TO 60
600 REMark Re-erder DIR -in RAM
610 PRINT #0; 'Please wait for re-orderin
g'
620 DIM f$(200,30)
630 OPEN_IN #5,RAM1_dirdat
640 FOR n=0 TO 200
650 IF EOF(#5) THEN CLOSE #5: LET dirend
=n: GO TO 680
660 INPUT #5,f$(n,1 TO 30)
670 END FOR n
680 REMark DIR sort
690 LET m=dirend: s=m: cnt=0
700 LET s=INT(s/2): IF s<1 AND NOT cnt T
HEN GO TO 780: END IF
710 IF s/2=INT(s/2) THEN LET s=s+1: END
IF
720 FOR n=2 TO m-s
730 LET cnt=0
740 LET j=n
750 IF f$(j,1 TO 4)>f$(j+s,1 TO 4) THEN
LET x$=f$(j,1 TO 30):LET f$(j,1 TO 30)=f
$(j+s,1 TO 30): LET f$(j+s,1 TO 30)=x$:
LET j=j-s: LET cnt=cnt+1: IF j>0 THEN GO
TO 750: END IF : END IF
760 END FOR n
770 GO TO 700
780 REMark Save re-ordered DIR to RAMI
790 OPEN_OVER #5,RAM1_dirdat
800 FOR n=0 TO dirend
810 IF CODE(f$(n,1))=0 THEN GO TO 830
820 PRINT #5,f$(n,1 TO )
830 END FOR n
840 CLOSE #5
850 GO TO 60
860 REMark COPY source drive 1_ TO dest
drive 2_
870 CLS
880 AT 10,0: PRINT 'Place SOURCE media i
n drive 1 & DEST media" in drive 2'\'Key
F to format drive 2 media' \ ' Press any ot
her key to start copying'
890 fdt$=INKEY$ : IF CODE(fdt$)=0 THEN GO
TO 890
900 IF fdt$=="F" THEN CLS: INPUT #0;'Ent
er DRIVE 2 format title: ';fdt$: PRINT #
0; 'Please wait — FORMATTING ';fdt$: FOR
MAT "flp2_" & fdt$: CLS #0: GO TO 880
910 FOR n=2 TO dirend
920 IF CODE(f$(n,1))=0 THEN GO TO 940
930 COPY flp1_ & f$(n,1 TO ) TO flp2_ &
f$(n,1 TO )
940 END FOR n
950 GO TO 60
960 REMark ENTER sv to save listing
970 DEFine PROCedure sv: SAVE flp1_DIRDA
TCOPY: END DEFine
15 Kilburn Court , Newport, Rl 02840 USA
52
CABLE COLUMN
By Bill Cable
ARCHIVE SERIES
PART 7 : ORDER,LOCATE,RESET COMMANDS
The ability to conceive of and make use of order is one of
those magical results of the mingling of the humans mind
and language. A trick that allows even a vast collection of
items to be organized and used in productive ways. Order is
based on some some common descriptive property of the
items of interest that can be given rank. A hierarchy rule is
established providing a process for setting up the order.
Databases are computer programs designed to handle
information in a record/field structure. Each item is
composed of a group of descriptive features called fields
which remain linked or tied together as a record. A similar
example is the row/column layout of a spreadsheet Each
record could be a row defined by the values across its fields
(columns). File cards are another equivalent example where
each record is a card with areas on the card defined for
specific types of information (fields). In either example we
maintain the record integrity by always keeping the field
values of each record together. We would keep rows
together in the spreadsheet and we wouldn't let the file
cards be cut into pieces. It is easy to see ordering the rows
in the spreadsheet by a particular column or ordering file
cards by a particular entry could be extremely useful.
The FIND and SEARCH commands covered last issue are
brute force commands not dependent on order. They work
sequentially record by record until a match is found. They
are adequate for moving about small databases. For large
databases they are not fast enough for efficient work. Even
though a computer is fast it can be overwhelmed by sheer
volume just like a human. No matter how fast a program
may be, sequential text searching becomes inefficient when
the data becomes large enough. If there are 100 records
FIND and SEARCH work okay. If there are 1000 records
and the match is near the end they are too slow.
Imagine a phone list on paper in columns of name, city, and
phone number with 1000 entries in random order. If you
were given a name and told to find the phone number you
would take a long time finding the phone number unless if
was near the beginning of the list. If the information was in
an ARCHIVE database and you used the FIND command
you would find it much faster than your paper search but
if it was near the end it would still take several seconds.
Now imagine your paper list was ordered by name like a
phone book. You could find any number almost as fast as
the FIND command in the unordered database. ARCHIVE
benefits in a similar manner if its database is ordered Just
like you it doesn't have to start at the beginning and
tediously check each record. It jumps in the middle and if
the name is before its guess it goes more towards the
beginning else it goes more towards the end and so on. Like
you it finds t.he name in several comparisons instead of
hundreds. In fact in an ordered database the size is almost
irrelevant for locating on the ordered field(s) just like a
phone number can be found in a phone book quickly no
matter how large the phone book.
The sequence in which records physically occur in a
database is called the physical order. One would expect
records would be in the database in the order they were
entered called the historical order. There are a few
complications in ARCHIVE that could make the physical
and historical order slightly different. Because ARCHIVE
allows variable length fields it must keep a lookup list
pointing to where each record starts since there is no other
way to locate them quickly. If at some later time the length
of a record is increased by appending information to a field
then it no longer fits where it was so ARCHIVE moves the
record to the end and an unused gap is left in the file
which ARCHIVE remembers. Later if a new record will fit
in that gap ARCHIVE will put it there. All this is invisible
to the user. This lookup list of where each record begins is
actually part of the database file itself. The dreaded 'wrong
file type' error that occurs when an opened database is
changed and then not closed is explained by the fact that
the new lookup list was not rewritten back to the file.
ARCHIVE had marked the file as being in the state of
alteration and now knows the lookup list didn't get
updated. Since there is the possibility of an inconsistency it
refuses to use the database file.
Not only can databases make good use of order but they
can actually do the ordering very quickly. It would take us
ages to take a random 1 000 entry phone list and order it by
name. ARCHIVE can do it in a few seconds. What is
interesting is that the records are not actually moved when
ordering is done. Instead the lookup list is just changed so
that it is ordered. The first entry in the lookup list points to
the smallest name (alphabetically speaking) and the second
entry points to the next smallest name, etc. Ordering the
lookup list is much more efficient than moving records
around in the file to order them. All this is transparent to
'the user. All we know is that we have order and can take
advantage of it.
PREPARATION
In the description below 1 will underline what you should
enter to participate in the examples. It is always a good idea
to use a copy not the original. Start ARCHIVE, access
GAZET_DBF with the LOOK command, and display it.
look "0gazet"<ENTER> {} =device, md v 1 _,etc
display<ENTER>
33
ORDER COMMAND
ARCHIVE uses two types of ordering. For text fields it
uses alphabetical order based on ASCII values
("0*'<"9"<"A"<"Z"<"a"<"b" etc) and for numeric fields it
uses numeric values (-1<0<1 etc). Note that as text
"15">"140" because "15">"14". A complete ASCII table is
listed on pages 5-9 of CONCEPTS of your QL manual. The
decimal column is the common ASCII value for the
characters although the values above 127 are not
universally accepted ASCII character values. Interestingly.
ARCHIVE allows you to customize the sorting order with
the CONFIG_BAS program See the INFORMATION
section of the QL manual page 9.
The ORDER command takes the following form:
order fldl;a or d.fld2;a or dild3;a or d.fld4:a or d
Where fldl would be the name of the most important field
for order and "a" would mean ascending order and "d"
would mean descending order and fid 2 would be the next
most important field for order and so forth. A maximum of
4 fields can be used. In most cases you would not want to
order on more than 1 or 2 fields. Order by country name :
order countryS: a<ENTER> semicolon is separator
fim<ENTER>
next<£NTEfc>
<F5x£NTER>
(repeat <F5xENTER> many times)
fo$t<ENTER>
Now let us order by continent and population :
order continents: a.pop:d<ENTER>
fjr$t<£NTER>
next<ENTER>
<FgxENTER>
(repeat <F5xENTER> through several continents)
Iast<£NTER>
Notice that ordering is fast. This means that you can easily
reorder for specific purposes. Ordering is only 8 characters
deep on each field. That would mean that "Sinclair QL" and
"Sinclair Z88" would not be separated by ordering if they
were entries in the same field of 2 different records. Once
you order there is no available way to display what the
order is so you have to keep track of it yourself. Notice
that FIRST and LAST depend upon the current order. The
commands that move us around the database use whatever
current order exists. FIND and SEARCH start at the first
record as defined by the current order and work through
the records by they current order trying to find a match.
When we ordered by continent and population we did
population in descending order so that the largest countries
in each continent would appear first. Ordering is the most
powerful feature of databases and can be used in very
sophisticated ways.
LOCATE COMMAND
The search command that takes advantage of order in a
database is called LOCATE. Its form is :
locate "textl","text2","text3" "text 4"
Where tcxtl would be text to locate in the first ordered
field and text2 would be text to locate in the second
ordered field and so forth. Naturally if only one field were
ordered you would only use textl. LOCATE is case
sensitive so if what you are searching for has upper case
characters you must also use upper case with locate. If one
of the fields were numeric you would use a number
without quotes instead of text. You can leave off field
levels to locate on starting from the least important Most
of the time you will only order to 1 or 2 levels anyway. In
any sort of database with peoples names you cannot just
order by last name an expect to find people immediately.
People have the same last name and they have last names
that match up to 8 characters (LOCATE won't work
beyond 8 characters). You could order on last name and
first name to separate on most people. If you try to use
LOCATE and the database is not ordered you will get error
8 variable not found.
Assuming that you have just done the examples above with
gazet above let us use locate :
This locates the country in ASIA that has a population
equal to or less than 40 (we ordered it descending).
Compare the speed with the search command:
search continent$="ASIA" and pop<=4(KENTER>
Follow along
order contincnt$;a,pop^<ENTER>
Above we located asian country pop>=40
order s
locate "SWE
first<ENTER>
find "s
first<ENTER>
lei a$="FRANCE"<£NTER>
See how much faster LOCATE is compared to FIND. When
you use FIND it either makes a match or doesn't If no
match was found (found()=0) then your current record (the
one displayed) will not "change. With LOCATE you will
always be moved to the closest match even if there is no
exact match and the found() function is not affected.
RESET COMMAND
The RESET command will remove any order in a database
and leave the database in its physical order. It is usually "
used in context with the SELECT (not yet covered).
reset<ENTER>
locate "a"<ENTER> error 8
Next time more on ORDER and introducing SELECT.
Until then Happy Archiving!
34
EMSoft JOINS EKJC
EM Soft division of Estate Management
Services in Boston has announced that
it will handle selected titles of QL
software from Dilwyn Jones Computing,
the Welsh distributor of QL Software.
Programs available are those felt to be
of interest in North America, but special
orders are welcome. See the ads in QL
World. Retail prices are approximately
those advertised in the UK so there's
no need to convert to British currency.
The following titles are available:
QUICK POSTERS is a very neat utility
for printing bordered posters from a
QL. The interface is similar to Quill's.
It simplifies the design and printing of
single page posters on 8.5" by 11"
paper using the native fonts in
printer.
The user selects a character or
characters to serve as a border design.
Then design on-screen the text desired.
Double-wide appears double wide, as do
extra high characters. Character size
can be changed with a feature similar
to Quill's paint. Italic and other fonts
are accessible. A handy feature lets
you view the layout of the full page in
a pop-up window.
The program is designed for Epson
compatible printers capable of Quad-
height, double-wide fonts, and a num-
ber of printer drivers are supplied as
well as an editor for creating custom
drivers.
Sample files show application for
Posters, Bumper Stickers and Disk
labels. Needs only 128K. Price $19.95.
FILEMASTER is a unique file handling
utility distinguished by full screen
displays of directories in up to 4
column screens and 6 columns on paper.
Files can optionally be ordered on
screen and is automatic to the printer.
It is very quick.
Use cursor keys to select the files for
copying or deletion then activate the
designated function.
Also available are features for printing
disk labels and sleeve inserts. Media
can be formatted from within the
program. Excellent error trapping,
Requires ram disking but is supplied
with Public Domain software for dynamic
ram-disk. Requires 256K. Price $23.95.
SUPER DISK INDEX is a program for
maintaining a complete record pf all
files on all disks. Up td 999 disks/
microcartridges can be indexed before a
separate index file must be opened.'
' Each medium is assigned a number.
SDI assigns the next available number
on the queue; you have to put it on
the disk label.
The data file stores all file names, but
optionally you can exclude specific file
names for security reasons. An index
can be printed to hard copy (both
Epson and non-Epson printers are
supported) in up to seven columns
depending on }he length of the longest
file name and the fonts available on
your printer. File names can be
ordered or not as desired.
Once a disk directory is added to- the
index it is possible to locate it and the
disk on which it is stored. The search
is very, very quick and with less than
100 disks screen handling is more of a
limit than the search. Search is
independent of the case of letter used
and partial names are all that is needed
if you forget the full name of a file.
Has excellent error trapping and is a
fine complement to Filemaster. Requires
256K ram. Price $23.95.
THE GOPHER is a utility to find lost
files. You know. You forget the name
of a specific document but remember
some unique words in it. Just pop the
disk/microcartridge into the drive and
send GOPHER to find it. Takes less
than one minute for a full 1440 sector
35
disk and works on hard disks as well.
If that is too slow, you can search only
files that have specific characters in
their names (e.g. _doc files) or only a
part of each file, such as the beginning
of letters when searching for the name
of a person.
Up to one hundred characters can be
specified in a search string and case
can be ignored or not as desired.
It is Turbo-compiled but has some of
its own custom extensions as well.
Requires only 128K. Price $23.95.
QL BASIC REPORTER is an executable,
multi-tasking SuperBASIC programming
aid. It only requires that the program
be in memory. No SuperBASIC
programmer should be without it, and if
you frequently compile programs, it will
help clean up the original.
What does it do?
1. Reports all names used in arrays.
2. Reports all defined variables (includ-
ing numeric/string, FOR, REPeat) as
well as the option to locate all unset
variables. Those are the ones that you
spell wrong when you typed them in
but didn't notice.
3. Reports the line numbers of Super-
BASIC Procedures or Functions or both.
4. Reports line numbers from which all
(or a user defined list) of Procedures
and Functions are callecL
5. Reports the Keyword list.
6. Reports all machine code extensions
(See TKII EXTRAS) AND THEIR
ADDRESSES.
A trace function is built in as an aid to
debugging a running program. It
reports the current line number in the
upper left corner of the screen*
Requires only 128K. Price $19.95.
TRANS 24 gets high resolution without
jagged edges.
TRANS 24 works with standard QL
screen files as well as Graphic-QL, PCB
Designer 1 and 2, Professional Publisher
and Desktop Publisher 2, QRAM screen
dumps, Sidewinder files and Easel
dumps.
This is a filter program that requires
TKII (but a software file of the
necessary commands is supplied if you
still don't have it on ROM.)
It does not work directly from within a
program. It operates on a file saved to
medium (ram disk as well.)
It is suitable for Epson LQ printers,
and SQ and GQ printers under LQ
emulation, Star LC2410 and NEC P2200.
Thus, virtually all 24 pin printers
including the popular Panasonic KXP-
1124 and 1124i are supported.
Needs only 128K. Price $19.95.
All these titles are available from
EMSoft. P.O. Box 8763, Boston, MA
02114-0037. (617) 889-0830 on your
choice of disk. If microcartridge are
desired, please add $4.00 per title or
send a blank, formatted one with your
order.
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VIDEO INTERFACE WITH THE QL COMPUTER
Using the QL with color or monochrome monitors not sold specifi-
cally for it may require some care in making the initial connec-
tions. Here is some information that should help you or your
computer monitor or electronics dealer in making these connec-
tions .
Use with the Television Set
Choosing F2 on the initial screen will give you the U.S. NTSC TV
mode. The QL works well with a TV set, though it is the rare set
that will adequately display characters in the high-res mode (Mode
4 or Mode 512). You should probably stick to Mode 8/Mode 256.
Use with a Monochrome Monitor
To connect to a monochrome monitor, use pins #3 (live, or the
center of an RCA phono plug) and #2 (ground, or the outside of an
RCA plug), as shown in the accompanying diagram. You can use an
8-pin or a 3-pin DIN plug.
Use with an RGB Monitor
Make connections as shown below via an 8-pin DIN plug. Use an RGB
TTL monitor (be sure you don't have the rare RGB analog type).
Use with a Composite Color Monitor
Sinclair does not recommend this video alternative. You must use
extreme care here. A PAL-(British color system) compatible moni-
tor may work, and some VCR's composite video input, but an NTSC
(U.S. system) monitor will not, without substantial alterations.
Using a Monitor on TV Setting
You .can overcome the overscan problems that may occur on a monitor
(causing you to lose the left-most and right-most portions of the
screen) by pressing F2 for TV at power-up. Then you can select
Mode 512 to get high resolution.
36
MONITORS: TECHNICAL NOTES
Horizontal Resolution
The horizontal resolution of the QL is 512 pixels across the
screen. This means that a monitor used with the QL should have a
shadow mask resolution adequate to cope with this. For a 14-inch
monitor, this resolution should be at least one dot every 0.43mm
(known as "medium resolution V in England, and "high resolution" in
the U.S.); one dot every 0.31mm ("high resolution" in England) is
better still. Monitors with standard T.V. tubes (one dot every
0.85mm) are usable, but can suffer from poor distinction of ver-
tical lines.
Frame Rate
The QL in monitor mode runs at 50Hz non-interlaced, with 312 lines
per frame, of which 256 are active. U.S. monitors usually require
adjustment of the "Frame Hold" or "Vertical Hold" signal in order
to synchronize on the 50Hz signal. They also usually require
adjustment of the vertical picture size. Most U.S. monitors have
these adjustments available without removing the cover.
Note that the U.S. QL in T.V. mode runs at 60Hz, and that this
includes the initial sign-on message which asks you which mode you
require. Ideally, a monitor should be capable of synchronizing
to both 50Hz and 60Hz to get the sign-on message right; however,
it is not a serious problem if this is not the case.
Overscan
The width of active video used on any scan line is over 51 micro-
seconds; rather longer than most computers. This means that the
QL picture tends to overscan; that is the edges of the picture are
lost. Most monitors can have their horizontal picture width
adjusted, but this usually requires an adjustment inside the moni-
tor .
It is of course possible to use a monitor by pressing F2 for T.V.
at start-up, and then typing mode 0 to get the higher resolution.
This avoids problems of frame rate and overscan with a U.S. moni-
tor.
Connections and Pin-Out Data
The 8-way DIN connector on the U.S. QL contains the following con-
nections: Red, Green, Blue, composite color video in place of the
+5V.
The composite monchrome video signal is irrelevant to color moni-
tor interfaces.
The Ground Red, Green and Blue signals can be hooked up directly.
39
The Sync signals vary from monitor to monitor. Usually, monitors
which ask for Horizontal Sync will accept Composite Sync, so it is
merely necessary to invert the Sync signals if they are of dif-
ferenct polarities to those provided by the QL (this is sometimes
required for both syncs, sometimes for one, and sometimes for
neither). On U.S. QL 1 s where the +5V signal is provided on the
DIN connector, this can be done with a -signal IC: the easiest is
a 74LS04, but many other IC's can be used with appropriate adjust-
ment to the pin-out.
QL SIDE
+5V
VSYNCH
CSYNCL
GND
14
74LS04
MONITOR SIDE
I i_
I 4
->VSYNCL
-> CYNCL
(use- only for
HSYNCH )
Pin
Function
Signal
Wire
Color
Signal Level
1
PAL
composite
PAL
orange
IV pk-pk
into 75
ohms
2
GND
ground
green
3
VIDE
composite
monochrome video
brown
IV pk-pk
into 75
ohms
4
CSYN
composite
sync
yellow
0-5V TTL
(active
low)
5
VSYN
vertical
sync
blue
0-5V TTL
(active
high)
6
GREE
green
red
0-5V TTL
(active high)
7
RED
red
white
0-5V TTL
(active
high)
8
BLUE
blue
purple
0-5V TTL
(active
high)
Diagram of Monitor Connector as Viewed from rear" of QL. Showing
pin number and functions:
7 red
3 (composite -
monochrome )
6 (green)
8 (blue)
"1 (composite PAL)
"4 (composite synch)
5 (vertical sync)
2 (ground)
40
The Sinclair Desktop
Publishing Journal
Volume 2 Issue FMUL
1991, >%. Quick
From the Editor
The year 1991 began by coming in like
a lamb. By late summer, it began to
go out like a lion. This is the end of
the second year for the Sinclair
Desktop Publishing Journal. I promised
that if there was enough Interest in
the publication and enough material
that 1 would continue to publish the
Journal
After reviewing the year, the nice
comments from readers and the
materia! 1 have which is still
unpublished, it looks like 1992 will be
our third year of publication!
1 hope over the two years the Journal
has been out that we have learned
together about desktop publishing on
the Sinclair computers, I know I have.
And I look forward to improving not
just my writing skills but also my
format and layout
So look out for the first issue of 1992!
I hope to look at Gray Scale with
CokrtoGrey, ZPrintaO, Art Studio and
Word-Master. I am also looking at
more articles on TS1O0O publishing
with Master-Scribe and some new
fonts. Finally, as usual, ther are some
big changes coming, so look out for *92!
-Mike Felerski, Editor.
- 1991, A Quick Year
- Those Zebra Icons
- File Transfers
- A £ Apology
- Print Factory Graphics
- Word-Master Graphics
- John MCMichaeT Graphics
- What Are These Double leans?
Companion
When you receive The Print Factory
Companion series of graphics, fonts
and SCREEN$e/Super SCREEN$e they
are contained on four cassette tapes.
Since 1 own a Larken disk interface
connected to dual 35" 720K floppy disk
drives, my first thought when I sat
down the package was how would 1
transfer the data files to disk?
For the SCREENS I decided to use a
utility I created called TSX" or TS
Transfer. 1 also knew that I had
modified The Creator program (from
The Print Factory) so that it would
Save Graphic Design Files (and, of
course Super Sets) from either disk or
cassette.
(See Transfer, page 5)
As far as I can tell, the first graphic
standard created for the TS2068 (and
Spectrum for that matter) was created
by Zebra Systems Inc. of New York.
These graphics were called Icons and
now are often ref ered to as "Zebra
Icons" There were 23 original Zebra
Icons which were provided with Zebra
Systems Greeting Card, Poster and
Banner Designer trio of programs,
(See Zebra Icons, page 5)
1284 Brushwood Aveue
Cincinnati, OH 45224
(Please enclose a LSASE)
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Traill JVK«B«JlnM& «MT
Utls KesKsmm^
This issue of the Sinclair Desktop
Publishing Journal was created using
Word-Master for the first and fifth
pages, The Print Factory's "First
Edition" for the Second and fourth
pages and The Print Factory's 'The
Press" (in three separate parts) for the
third page.
Graphics were provided via Larken
DOS SCREENS "Snaps" and/or edited
with a Larken compatible version of
Art Studio, The information boxe on
page 5 was created using Byte Power's
IBM font (in Art Studio) and a
Word-Master box.
The program listings on page 5 were
actual listings converted to text data
files via the Larken DOS sequential file
commands. They were then
touched -up using M Script (for the
Larken) and then directly LOADed into
Word-Master where they were LINKed
to the existing page five text file.
A. d& AnolOflQT
Once can be covered by the statement,
"A typo". When it is twice, there is
no excuse. In the last two issues I
have had a slight problem with my £s
and my m. Because of Word-Master,
every time I want to use a n to
indicate "number" I get a £ This is
because £ is n and it is a backward
apostrophe (unlike the TS2068
keyboard).
Maybe this is easy to keep track of if
you live in Great Britain, but here, it
just drives me nuts. So, 1 apoiogixe
and promise to keep my £s and its
straight from now on.
— MJF.
Sinclair Desktop Publishing Journal
Fall 1991
Page 2
p29ing Through the Graphic Design Files
of The Print Factory and The Companion?
One of the most important features of The Print Factory suite of
programs is their ability to use various sizes of
graphics on a page. The original Print Factory
^'""""> package included seven graphic design files with a
» ■ total of 168 graphics. Sowe samples of these original
graphics are displayed to the left and below to the
right of this text.
The files range from Aninals G Nature to
Hone G Office, and a scattering of Coni cs/Can toons and
Digitized pictures to boot* But as any true desktop
publisher knows, 168 graphics is Just a tease. And we
needed none? Enter The Companion...
The Companion not only included 11 new Super Set fonts, but,
also offers 136 none graphics besides its 36 Super Large
Screens and is 60 Standard SCREEN* files. The Graphic Design
include Figures (such as the sports examples in the bottom left corner
of this page), Office, Nature, Religion, and three files of General all
purpose graphics such as the sandwich below.
The Super Sets included in the collection are very impressive. I find
then the Host useful. There are eleven Super Set fonts in the set, of
which one of then is used on this page Cthe GRAPHICS title above) . They
range from 32 point super bold characters to 56 point super fancy to 16
point unique character fonts.
The Super Large Screens are fascinating. Some of then have been
featured on the covers of the Toronto Tinex Sinclair Users Group
newsletter: Sine-Link.
One final note: In the overall collection
of graphics and Super Sets, nost of the
graphics are 2-di mens i ona 1 . The remaining are
3-D by the use of shading. I guess that it is safe
to say that my favorite parts of the Companion
series are the Super Sets followed by the
Graphic Design files and then the Super Large
Screens. Thus, I rate The Companion as a
SDPJ "Must Have" product.
42
The Sinclair Desktop Publishing Journal
Fall 1931
Page 3
Creating Graphics for Print Factory with The Creator
By Mike Felerski
youp own
»h graphic designs on Modify existing ones
.allows you to create
n" This is a
The Creator is introduced as a program which
JUStO ' -- *
itthent - You see, Tl._ _. , , .
, J A ^aphic Designs, but also creale/nodify font
>uper Sets and convert SCREEN* graphics into Print Factory Graphic
ery humble statement. You see. The Creator not only provides the user
the ability to create Graphic Designs, but also create'
Super Sets and --------- ~~^™» - - - - - - - -
)esignsf
The Creator uses simple "pixel-on, pixel-off" point and click, has its
^wn . Design . Fi le management menu and lets the user define each Graphic
design's size. for efficient memory management. Each individual Print
Factory Graph l c . Des l jn can be as small as lxl TS2868 character Ci .e .
8 pixels by" 8'pixel
or all the way up to 12x24 characters ,
Since many SCREEN*s are larger than 12x24 characters,
Resigns may be. needed to convert a SCREEN*. An example would _
SCREEN* which l s really only 18 characters tall by 30 characters wide,
such. a SCREEN* cou Id be converted by The Creator for use. say in First
Edition, into. four Graphics. The first would be a full 12x24, the
.four Graphic
only la cnanacxens Tall by 13U chanacti
converted by The Creator for use. say
_ , _ aph . ... _ _ _ _ , v.,^
second would be 12x64 the third C lower left quadrant) would be 6x24
nil
the last Graphic would be 6x6 . . , . Of course, other combinations would
worK as well. This example utilizes the memory management techniques
of The Creator to save Graphic Design
memory space .
To the left of this text is an actual
(Larhen) SCREEN* "Snap"' of the Main
Menu/Screen of The Creator . .The
snap was taken while editing a Super
Set font. The Main Screen is actually
made up of three parts: The title at
th^ tor, the working area to the left,
with the full view window on the right
and the options bar on the bottom.
When "Clicked'' on, the title produces
a window proclaiming the author and
vers ion number . The work area is used
to create the Graphic ' '
wi th the full
panromnyH<'iii€?niS3BB
to create the Graphic Cp 1 xe 1 -on/of f> ,
with the full view window showing the
ent me Graphic and not Just the 2x2
character work area .
The options bar at the bottom of the
Main Screen allows the user to move,
rotate, edit and store the Graphics in
memory. Graphic sizes are also
selected here as well as file I/O.
As graphic programs go, it is straight forward and comfortable
to use. It does lack some of the sophisticated features of SCREEN*
graphic programs. But, if any of those features are truly needed, those
SP?C1£.J graphics could be designed with, say Art Studio, and imported
into The Creator.
Let's Talk Briefly About Word-Master Graphics...
Unlike The Print Factory Graphic Designs or Pixel Print Icons,
Word-Master does not use a specific type of graphic. Instead,
the file handling menu of Hord-Haster allows the user to load a SCREEN*
and capture exactly what portion the user wishes to use. This is done
with an adjustible window which adjusts on a per character basis.
This feature acts similar to The Print Factory programs by conserving
computer memory space. Remember, the more RAM which is used to store
?raphics, the less memory there is for text. In the case of Word-Master
his can be very helpful when creating fancy titles and mastheads when
using the He adlinep program.
For more information about Word-Master Jack Dohany
and some of the graphics available, 390 Rutherford
contact RMG Enterprises or: Redwood City, CA 94861
43
The Sinclair PesKtop Publishing Journal
Fall 1991
Page 4
Usually this stuff doesn't excite
he but, it looks like this John
HcHichaei has something here...
Graphic Design Files For
The Print Factory fawi ly of programs
As Reviewed By Mike Felerski
There ^pe certain times in the life of a Timex/Sincl>«ir computer owner
WHICH TRULY STAND OUT IN HIS/HER MIND. FOR ME, THESE INCLUDE THE FIRST
ZEBRA SVSTEMS CATALOG I EUER RECEIVED, THE DAY MV DISK SVSTEM ARRIVED
(»ND IT WORKED THE FIRST TIME), AND MV FIRST ISSUE OF Tl ME DESIGNS.
TO THESE I ADD ANOTHER MOMENT ! JOHN McMlCH>»EL' S ADVERTISEMENT IN UPDATE
Magazine for his new Graphics Collections:
Why was this moment so special? Because in this age of vanishing
Sinclair products, the word NEW nearly knocks the Sinclair use right
out of his/her chair S This is a great feeling mainly because every
COUPLE OF MONTHS OR SO, I START GETTING THAT
OH SO FAMILIAR FEELING THAT THIS IS IT,
THERE OUST WON' T BE ANYMORE SOFTWARE FOR
my computer! So thanks go out to John
mcmlchael for pacifying me over the next
couple of months.
John offers the owners of E>yte Power' s The
Print Factory series of programs a set of three Graphic Design
Collections. each collection contains around 1h*0 graphics in IS design
files. Each files falls under one of IS different types: Men/Boys,
Women/Girls, Animals, Funny, Sports, Transportation, Computers, Food,
Holidays, Christmas, Male faces. Female faces, Zodiao signs, Digitized
Miscellaneous and Miscellaneous.
The graphics on this page represent some of the E-D, 3-D and shaded
graphics from all three collections. There is an extensive collection
of Garfield graphics and others from Ic>M public domain libraries which
John converted and aduusted for use with The
Print Factory. Each collection is SIS. 95,
ANY £ FOR $19.95 AND ALL THREE FOR S2€> . 95 PP.
John HcHichaei, 1710 Palner Dr, Lanawe, MV 82070
44
Sinclair Desktop Publishing Journal
Fall 1991 Page 5
25e»lw« Icons
(from page 1)
The Zebra Icon consists of 256 bytes
of data which produces a graphic
which is four TS2066/Spectrum
characters across by seven characters
down (note, the test 32 bytes of the
original "Zebra" icon size are unused).
Although a true Zebra Icon is 256
bytes long, a Modified Zebra Icon
which is only 224 bytes long also
works with many programs.
Since this icon size was established, it
has been used as the primary graphic
in the Pixel Print programs and is
convertible into Byte Power's Print
Factory ^Graphic Design" files through
a utility.
Wbat are
«m«2HS» Double
Icons?
Recently it has come to light that
many users of Pixel Print are
unaware that there are/were "Double
Icons" available for loading into Pixel
Print My first exposure to the double
icons was from Steve Spalding of
Sting Graphics.
Lamke Software Design, the creator of
Pixel Print, offered an Icon Package
(which included an icon designer as
well as icons) and an additional icon
library. There was even a neat
collection of "Mini" icons from Sting
Graphics aJc*. Steve SpauMing which
were only 3x3 characters in size but
would load in as full-size icons!
Toward the end of Zebra System's
participation in the Sinclair world, a
huge library of Zebra Icons were made
available. The library consisted of
twelve tapes containing 380 icons in
all! Each icon was stored individually
on the tapes, not in an icon library.
Since the time when Zebra left the
Sinclair community, little if anything
Double Icons are icons which are twice
the width of standard Zebra style
icons (8 TS2068 characters wide). The
Double Icons are loaded into programs
like Pixel Print as two halves, a left
and right half (each one icon wide)
side by side. This produces an icon
which is the size of many of the
original IBM PC icons available with PC
programs.
has been added to the world of Zebra
Icons. But all is not lost-jf you are
looking for past or present Zebra type
icons, or other graphics, contact RMG
Enterprises or Mountaineer Software.
Companies Mentioned
oKfen'li tyJM^S&Ki
Phone: (563) 655-7484
Mountaineer Software
749 Hill Street 1?
Pankensburs, W 26104
Phone: (384) 484-7E7E
The Double Icon collection which I
received contained 267 icons ranging
from religion to medicine in a total of
five collections. If you would like
more information regarding Double
Icons please contact the companies
mentioned in the ' "Zebra Icons" article
above.
TJNinsfer (from page 1)
This left me only with transfering the Letter Perfect fonts and The Press double height fonts. In order to do this,
created the following two programs: DHFmov.Be and LPFmov^a which I have listed below. So have fun and enjoy-
5 REM This program LOADs
Letter Perfect Print
. Factory Fonts and
SAVEs them to Disk
10 CLEAR 49999
20 INPUT Toad Name? ";1$
30 PRINT AT U'Cassette Load: ";&
35 INPUT "Font Length? >n
37 PRINT AT 3&Tont Length: ";lenf Bytes"
40 INPUT "Save Name? "js$
50 PRINT AT 5,VDisk Save: >$
55 PRINT : PRINT "Start Tape Now": PRINT
60 LOAD 1$ CODE 50000
70 RANDOMIZE USR MOfe SAVE s$ CODE SOOOOlen
80 PRINT aOrPress A Key or BREAK to Stop" PAUSE 0
90 CLS : GO TO 20
9999 RANDOMIZE USR m SAVE "LPFmov.Ba"
5 REM This program LOADs
Double Height Print
Factory Fonts and
SAVEs them to Disk
W CLEAR 49999
20 INPUT "Load Name? ";!$
30 PRINT AT UXassette Load-
40 INPUT "Save Name? Mjs$
50 PRINT AT 3,VDisk Save: "js$
55 PRINT : PRINT "Start Tape Now": PRINT
60 LOAD 1$ CODE 50000
70 RANDOMIZE USR KCk SAVE s$ CODE 500004536
80 PRINT aCfPress A Key or BREAK to Stop": PAUSE 0
90 CLS : GO TO 20
9999 RANDOMIZE USR 100b SAVE "DHFmov^a"
Note: The Letter Perfect fonts have the following lengths: BOLD is 1839, BOLD 2 is
1999, TALL is 2257 and AVANTI is 1365 bytes.
45
QL DESKTOP PUBLISHING by Frank Davis
This issue I want to cover several programs related to
creating pages on the QL, after all the object of DTP is the
creation of a "page" which ,can contain graphics and text mixed
together.
First of all just a few short items. I am looking to get a
copy of Publ ishing Office-Ice by Bidersoft, It was part of the
suite of programs created for use with the ICE front end for' the
QL. I have been told that it can also run without ICE. I have
heard that it was a fairly simple to use DTP and one that ,was
easily overlooked as it came out at the same time that Eider soft-
was getting out of the market. Anyone who has a copy that they
don " t mind parting with, I will pay a reasonable fee to acquire
it (or accept it as a donation) . I have yet to acquire the
program Page Designer 2, but am still trying to find it.
In an earlier issue I told you that the program Overdrive
was for putting graphics or screens in with your Quill files.
Well. . . that was correct , but that is not all. You can also use
it to put a screen dump in a printer file for Archive and for
Abacus. It will put the screen dump wherever you have placed the
name of the file in curly brackets. When you combine that with
something like Quill and some of the utilities given by us in
the past to use 2 columns in Quill, then you have a fairly
simple DTP setup, and one that is not all , that difficult to
master. All you would need then is a col lection of Clip Art t to
use, or create your own with a program such as Bye-Q' or the
Painter. This would get you started in desktop publishing on the
cheap. Archive with graphics is neat also.
A program well worth the attention of those wanting to \do
DTP on the QL is Grafix by Chas. Dillon. It is a printer driver
program for dumping graphics screens produced with Front Page
Extra, Desk Top Publisher and Professional Publisher. It is
avai lable from Digital Precision, and we even still have a few
copies left of it at Mechanical Affinity. This program works
with dot matrix printers. This program gets you away from the
fact that most DTP programs have a fixed page size for hard
copy. It also caters to more printers than the printer drivers
that came with the above mentioned programs . Please be aware of
the fact that this program requires memory expansion of at least
150K over the unexpanded QL. While looking through some of my
saved DTP files I have found that a typical page can run upto
almost 100K. They do eat up memory! So far I have not heard of
any dot matrix printer that this program has not been made to
work on. This is cheaper than a new printer!
Another good screen dump program that can be used with most
dot matrix (I am not sure if all applies in this case) is the
program Omni dump. This is one of the easiest to use dump
programs I have yet to encounter. So far the only printer I have
not been able to get it to dump a Front Page file to is my
Olivetti Ink Jet printer. I am still holding onto hope for this
one. I believe this one is also avai lable from Digital Precision
and from Mechanical Affinity. This program is not limited to
DTP. It can be used with screens created by other art programs
or that you have received as files on a disk. If you find this
one as a used program then I recommend that you not get it if it-
is before version 2. 0; in fact if you can find it then hold out
for at least version 2.01. It seems more flexible.
46
Quite recent ly I was 3 sired on two separate occasions if
there was anything new out for DTP on the QL , As it was put by
one person, "Front Page, Page Designer, etc. are all DTP
programs that have been around for years! What is new?" Well,
while it is true that they have been around for years, some ha've
been improved upon. Digital Precision offers an upgrade on all
of their programs that they have changed, and Professional
Publisher is one of these. They also have a program called
Professional Publisher Toolbox. *This contains several beautiful
high definition fonts, along with some new small fonts, more
clipart, and utilities to handle Sector Software clipart and
other forms of QL art. With this utility you can take any part
of a screen from Professional Publ isher and place it into a
graphic program like the Painter or Eye-Q for manipulating . To
find out more about this or to order you may contact them at:
Digital Precision Ltd, 222 The Avenue, London E4 9SE, or call
081-527-5493 . They also have aval lable a Font Enlarger program
that retails for #19. 95, and Special Desktop Publ isher (never
heard of this one!) for #39.95. They seem to have a full stable
of DTP programs and util ities.
Dilwyn Jones Computing is selling "The Clipart" , which has 3
full 720K disks full of QL clipart for DTP. This can be ■ ordered
direct from them at DJC, 41 Bro Emrys, Ta 1 -y-Bon t , Bangor,
Gwynedd LL57 3YT, or perhaps you can get this from EMSoft of
Boston (see their ad this issue) as they are now carrying some
of Dilwyn Jones products. From overseas the price is #12. He
also has an excel lent poster program by the name of Quick
Posters for #10 on disk.
From C.G.H. Services we have 5 disks of QL clipart
aval lable on the subjects of Sports, whimsies, office, Viz, and
general for #6 each. 1 am not sure Just what Viz or whimsies
are. Perhaps 1 will know by next issue. Software can be ordered
from them by writing to C.G.H. Services, Cwm Gwen Hall,
Pencader, Dyfed, Cymru, SA39 9HA or by phoning to England at
0559-384574 . They also carry a large line of other inexpensive
software . In addition they also have a public domain library
avai lable for a fee.
With all new subjects we find that they all develop their
own Jargon, words that are either new to us or that have a
changed meaning. Desktop Publ ishing is no exception . Here are
Just a few of them and an explanation of what they mean to us on
the QL.
BRUSH: this is a pattern that is contained in an 8X8 pixel
square, which can be placed on a page repeatedly, in various
contiguous posit ions so as to give the effect of a painter's
brush. Most DTP programs and graphics programs have several
different brush styles.
CLIP APT: this is a type of art file that contains figures
and symbols that come in handy to illustrate text. You can place
the chosen figure anywhere on the Page by using the cut and
paste method. General ly you will find different library files
containing all of one, or related subj ects under the same
heading. The file could be called Transportation or Food, etc.
You are able to access a library and choose the file you need,
then "lift" it out of the library and place it where you choose
on the Page. Generally a library is Just a screen filled with
various pieces of clip art. '
CLEAR: this is the act of covering the current Page you were
viewing, or a selected part of it, with the currently chosen
paper color. This erases anything printed or drawn there.
Bye till next time with more QL DTP! FWD
SINCLAIR PUBLICATIONS, A SHORT REVIEW by Eliad P. Wannum
Every now and again, someone will ask me, "Where can I find
out more about Sinclair computers?" Now, to me the obvious well
rounded choice is UPDATE Magazine! But of course, I have just a
wee bit of prejudice in this matter, so I tell them about
it... plus a few others to give a balanced picture. These are
some that I find useful. I am not going to mention QL World till
I find out what their future is, as they are part of the Maxwell
fortune, and just a wee bit in limbo at the moment. I will say
that I hope they survive the mess they got with the death of the
mega-publisher Maxwell, and perhaps even come out of this
stronger than before. They deserve to prosper and grow.
I will not be including user group or club newsletters in
this listing. We have many fine ones in North America and in
other parts of the world. What I will include are those
publications done by groups or individual companies as a
business or as a hobby.
Very new on the scene is ZX-91, the new newsletter for the
Sinclair ZX81 / Timex 1000. It looks to be good for those who
use this computer. To receive a copy, send a SASE envelope if
you are Canadian, or a self addressed envelope and an
INTERNATIONAL REPLY COUPON (available from your loca-1 post
office) if you live elsewhere. 14: is available from Andre Baune ,
304 Scott, Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada J6J 4H5.
For the QL we have the International QL Report, published by
SeaCoast Services, and available from them by ordering from them
at SeaCoast Services, 15 Kilburn Court, Newport, RI 02840,
U.S.A.. They publish 4 to 6 issues a year, depending upon the
amount of material received, and it averages 12 to 20 pages an
issue. The price is $14.95 per year for the U.S., $16.95 per
year for Canada, and $28.00 for the rest of the world. All funds
are in U.S. dollars. They have put out 5 very good issues so far
and have lived up to their name as being International in their
coverage of the QL.
The QL Hacker's Journal, available from Tim Swenson , 4773
W. Braddock Rd . #3, Alexandria, VA 22311, is to be given a good
report for those who are actual programmers on the QL. If you
program on the QL and are looking for others who can give you
support, this is a good place to look. They are "into"
MicroEmacs, the language C, "Pascal, and how to really use tlvem ,_
as well as solving software problems. They are not into just
using off-the-shelf software, and would like to have readers who
can contribute to the Journal. As Tim said in a recent issue, it
gives him the chance to write the kind of articles he wants. At
this time the price seems to be for free. I have been lucky
enough to get Frank to share his issues with me.
Computer Monthly has a fairly regular column written by Bill
Ferrebee. It has appeared almost every ; month. In this column
Bill covers new program reviews for the TS1000, Spectrum and the
TS2068. He also covers Sinclair publications and user groups for
the above mentioned computers, as well as the QL and the Z88. He
usually tries to throw in at least one short type-in public
domain program every issue. He has been a big supporter of
TS2068 Desk Top Publishing, using Sinclairs and of UPDATE
Magazine. Computer Monthly also is an excellent replacement for
Computer Shopper ( it is the type of mag they used to be before
they did away with the Classic Computer coverage. )
Next issue I will visit the QUANTA mag and user group
newsletters for North America and perhaps a few from overseas.
QUANTA'S Nov. 1991 revisions of the Library added files to
9 disks and added 3 new disks to the library.
Disk Name Contents Free Sectors
DUAL_GUIDE — .( Archive based Library Guides ) 650+
C.A.D_1 C Computer Aided Design ) 312
C0MMS_XFER1 . . . ( COMMunicationS/transf er ) .revised Nov. 91 . 309
COMMS_XFER2 ( a BBS program )New Nov. 90 .revised Nov. 91. 429
EDUC_1 ( EDUCational ) revised Nov. 90. 345
GAMES_GEN1 ( GENeral games ) 222
GAMES_GEN2 3 30
GAMES_GEN3 New Nov. 90 .revised Nov. 91. 963
GMS_STRAT1 ( GaMes advent/STRATegy ) 108
GMS_STRAT2 105
GMS_STRAT3 75
GMS_STRAT4 revised Nov.90&91. 546
GRAPHICS_1 . . . . ( Graphics programs ) 231
GRAPHICS_2 revised Nov. 90. 435
KERMIT_1 ( Kermit for the QL ) 99
KERMIT_2 825
KERMIT_3 354
LANGUAGES_1 . . . ( Forth, C, etc ) 264
MANDEL_1 ( MANDELbrot programs ) revised Nov. 90. 138
MANDEL_2 New Nov. 90. 12
MATHS_1 ( Maths, etc ) 186
MATHS_2 888
MISC_DEM0_1 . . . ( MISC & DEMOnstration ) revised Nov. 90. 729
MISC_DEM0_2 New Nov. 90. 87
MISC_DEM0_3 New Nov. 90 .revised Nov. 91. 228
- PAGE_DES ( Version 1 ) 60
PRT_FONTS_l . . . ( PRinTer utilities & FONTS ) 243
PRT_F0NTS_2 222
PRT_FONTS_3 revised Nov. 90 & 91. 744
PSI0N_1 ( PSION utilities etc ) 144
PSION_2 revised Nov. 90. 195
PSI0N_3 re-issued Nov. 90. 345
PSION_4 New Nov. 91. 831
QDOS_JM_l ( JM ROM decoded ) 501
QDOS_JM_2 687
QDOS_JM_3 45
QDOS_JM_4 225
QDOS_JS_l ( JS ROM ) 459
SPECIALS_0 ( Reserved - T. TEBBY + TRAPS ONLY ) 1032
SPECIALS_1 . . . . ( Specialist programs ) 255
SPECIALS_2 revised Nov. 91. 108
SPECIALS_3 revised Nov. 91. 276
SPECIALS_4 New Nov. 90. 315
SPECIALS_5 New Nov. 91. 3 30
UTIL_DRCPY ( DiR & CoPY UTILities ) revised Nov. 91. 552
UTIL_EMACS ( Micro EMACS V3.9 SOURCE FILES ) 36
UTILJBMAC2 ( Run version. NON-SOURCE + new doc's ) 704
UTIL_GEN_1 ( General utilities ) 144
UTIL_GEN_2 revised Nov. 90. 96
UTIL_GEN_3 revised Nov. 90. 33 3
UTIL_GEN_4 New Nov. 91. 954
UTIL_TKMC_1 . . . ( ToolKits/MachineCode ) 201
UTIL_TKMC_2 revised Nov. 90. 903
Paul Holmgren, U.S. Librarian, 5231 Wilton Wood Ct.
Indianapolis, IN . 46254«
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These disks contain at least one major piece of software written
specifically for disk drive and are guaranteed to be worth the
money . The rest of the disks are f i 1 led with various utility
programs taken from the issues of UPDATE and a few surprises
thrown in. Half of the money goes to the author and is meant to
encourage new programming for the TS2068 that makes use of the
various disk drive systems. Presently we are offering disks for
the Larken and Oliger Interfaces, but have programs available
for the Aerco (one is available in this issue and more will be
made if wanted). All are $20.00 per disk (add $1.00 Canada) and
include postage and handling. The programs have been Temporarily
lowered in price to make them more widespread among the TS2068
Users! Both 3 1/2 and 5 1/4, 40 and 80 track available. Please
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MS-TAS and various other utilities. Available as either Larken
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management group of programs for the Oliger Interface only. This
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Tasword , Beta Basic demo, to name a few recent updates.
3) MAIL MERGE ISSUE DISK, Oct 87 and Jan 88 issues of UPDATE
utilities added to fill out this disk. Includes a tutor program
for the Mail Merge program, List Looker, Purity, J-Utilities and
Extra Memory Utilities. This is available also on Aerco disk.
4) OLIGER DISK DRIVE BBS PROGRAM, this allows users of the
jnjjger interface to be able to operate a disk based bulletin
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Oliger disk routines and tips on using the Oliger System. New by
Paul Holmgren. Can use upto four DSQD disk drives.
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file and database available for Larken , by Bill Jones. The price
remains the same on this one, no change. Wordprocessor included.'
6) WIDJUP'S CAD PROGRAM, to give you professional results on the'
TS2068 for computer aided design. This program comes to us from
William J.Pedersen. It can be used to create user friendly
printed circuit boards and does not require added memory in
order to be used. Two versions are available, but both are
limited, at this time, for use with the Larken Disk Interface.
We hope to soon have an Oliger version fTom~~BTT 1 . Version #2 is
for the Olivetti Ink Jet Printer, and Version #3 is for IBM
compatible Printers. More on this next issue. NEW!
UPDATE COMPUTER SYSTEMS invites you to submit software programs
that may become Issue Disks. Please submit program on disk, with
documentation and article to accompany the program. We are here
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solicit minor programs, tips and utilities for' print in future
issues of the magazine. Please do not' submit unl istable program's
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These disks contain at least one major piece of software written
specifically for disk drive and are guaranteed to be worth the
money. The rest of the disks are filled with various utility
programs taken from the issues of UPDATE and a few surprises
thrown in. Half of the money goes to the author and is meant to
encourage new programming for the QL that makes use of the
disk drive systems, and microdrives on both the expanded and
unexpanded OL. Where possible we will give a version for each of
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A d d $ 5 . 0 0 f o r rn a i 1 i n g t o o t h e r count r i e s . We a c c e p t p e r s o n a 1
c h e c k s , c o m p a n y checks, money orders as wel l as Inte r n a t i o n a 1
Postal Money Orders, but: no charge cards. If ordering on MDV ,
then please include one thai is already formatted, so we will
know it wilt run on your 0L. Due to the expense of MDVs this is
necessary. If two MDVs are required we will state so in the ad.
t) HARTUNG UTILITY ISSUE DISK- Several excellent programs such
as stand alone data base , Address, and 0S0 files. All are in
Super basic, Lots c f hints and tricks for programmers. Requires
some knowledge of Auperbasic or a yen to learn. Recently updated
by Bob Hartung. Address file can be used as inventory program.
"It can print out Laoei.v. Both screen or paper printouts can be
by Alpha sort, or be by last name..
2 > CA8L E A R C H 1 V E I S S u L" D I SK - C on t a 1 1 \ s s i x A r c h i ve p r o g ranis a 1 o n g
with Doc files to get you going on making use of the Archive
ercg r a rrT. i r.f1, 1 anguaf je A.1 so h5«s T-^sket r> ) nc r>oc f i ] p . to give
you mil ti- tasking c:n your QL (much cheaper than ORAM or
T a s k rn aste^) . I nc 1 1 1 d e < i i s A r ithmet i c , a S u p e r b a s i c p r o g r a m f o r
math, along with <v<ath drills. This is for both the advanced and
beginner user and greatly extends the use of Archive. To order
on niorodrive send two formatted microdrives, too much for one!
1 , QI U5TER ISSUE DISK by Al ^eng- Ql utilities to unci utter your
disks and microdrives. COPY,. DELETE, FORMAT, PR i NT , VIEW, plus
extended use of some: Too! Kit 2 commands. TK2 is required. These
are TURBO compiled for speed. Mul t i I asks and uses minimal key
presses. Includes Fast-Disk- and vegemat~2, a super clone making
program. Also Snap Shot -a directory column or condensed printout,
program .
4) DOS EMULATOR COMPANION ISSUE DISK by Al Feng- Just released
in Oct. issue. Makes better use of Solution, PC Conqueror,
Discover, X0VER , QLuster and scr_codes. If you are going to use
the emulators, then check this out, you won't regret this buy.
5) OLuMSi DOS by A I Feng- a MSD0S simulator and front end
program for the 0L, also includes other programs by AL Feng for
file management and cloning of programs. A Great Learning Tool
UPDATE COMPUTER SYSTEMS invites you to submit software programs
that may become Issue Disks. Please submit program on disk, with
documentation and article to accompany the program. We are here
to get North American software available and known. We solicit
programs, tips, reviews and utilities for future issues.
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